Special Report
2023: The Year in Review
Olivas Seniors
Now that the 2023 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 210 Members (25 on the waiting list)
Both Membership & Waiting List had to be “Frozen”
2. We have had 11 Holes in 1 during the year. A Record!!!! 😊
a. Allen LaTorre #5 Olivas (Dec. 26th)
b. John Palmer #17 Olivas (Dec. 26th)
c. Pete Cosenza #17 Olivas (Feb. 6th)
d. Lloyd Arnett #5 Olivas (Feb. 13th)
e. Joel Godfrey #17 Olivas (March 27th)
f. Mike Knight #8 Olivas (June 19th)
g. Bruce Yeoman #17 Olivas (July 2th)
h. Pete Althof #5 Olivas (Aug. 28th)
i. Tom Bruce #5 Olivas (Aug. 28th)
j. John Hammil #5 Olivas (Sept. 18th)
k. Richard Lopez #8 Olivas (Oct. 23rd)
3. We had 3 “Eagles” reported on Par 4’s
a. Kevin Rennie #1 (Feb. 13th)
b. Ted Alan #7 (March 20th)
c. Mike Knight #9 (July 31st)
4. Our Top 10 Money Winners for 2023 were:
1. Gavin Hamilton
2. Stuart Heller
3. Del Hanson
4. Pete Althof
5. Ken Boyd
6. Craig Adams
7. Larry Owens
8. Bob Underhill
9. Barry Bardo
10. Bob Brisbine
Frank Gankas
5. Our Club Champions for 2023 were:
a. Low Gross: John McCarthy
b. Low Net "A" Flight: Bob Brisbine
c. Low Net "B" Flight: Steve Walden
d. Low Net "C" Flight: Robert Sanchez
e. "Super Srs" Low Gross: Jeff Margulies
f. "Super Srs" Low Net: Ron Rubenstein
6. Our Match Play Champions for 2023 were:
a. Bracket 1: John Trueba
b. Bracket 2: Steve Burhans
c. Bracket 3: Frank Zych
7. Our Best Scores of the Year were:
a. Low Gross:
68: John McCarthy
70: Craig Adams Gavin Hamilton Vince Jimenez John McCarthy
Gary Walin
71: Craig Adams Michael Blue Vince Jimenez John McCarthy
Kevin Rennie
72: Craig Adams Michael Blue (5) Gavin Hamilton Mike Knight
John McCarthy (2) Kevin Rennie Brian Tang
b. Best Low Net Scores:
63: Steve Walden
64: Charlie Caspary Arnie Moser John Palmer Gary Walin
65 Barry Bardo Dick Fisher Vince Jimenez Richard Lopez Doug Moe
Pete Ross Wayne Troxell Bob Underhill Gary Walin Frank Zych
66: Jeff Baarstad Barry Bardo Dan Culton Jim DeGraffenreid Dick Fisher
Bill Gohlke Ron Gudgeon Jon Kono Carl Lauten Larry Owens
Garth Price Eddie Sierra Robert Skillin Bob Underhill Steve Walden
67: Barry Bardo Charlie Caspary Dan Culton Dick Fisher (2) Joel Godfrey
Gavin Hamilton Stuart Heller Vince Jimenez Bill Kane Rich Kirby
Mike McGann Doug Moe Myles Monroe (2) Robert Sanchez
Herb Schwind Richard Slyker Brian Tang Steve Walden Gary Walin
Ricky Williams Phil Williamson Jack Wiltfang Frank Zych
c. Our Best 4 Man Scramble Scores (Gross) were:
57: John Hammil Kevin Rennie John McCarthy Steve Adams
58: Richard Lopez John Monise Tom Malloy*
Jim Dwyer Bill Rizzo Glenn Hamashita Doug Jones
59: John Hammil Kevin Rennie John McCarthy Steve Adams
David Frost Chris Vanderveen Arnie Moser Allen Latorre
60: Paul Sunderland Iain O’Higgins Shelley Washburn Jack Farrell
Gavin Hamilton Randy Hart Mike Bell Larry Owens (3)
Bob Brisbine Greg Brisbine Tom Brubaker Craig Alton
John Hammil John McCarthy Kevin Rennie Steve Adams (2)
Dave Stoltz Rich Kirby Steve Walden Gregory Harrison
Richard Slyker Rick Riley Pete Ross Michael Blue (2)
Greg Mathews Bob Brisbine Tom Brubaker Craig Alton
David Frost Arnie Moser Dan Murphy Steve Drosdek
Robert Skillin Lindsay Wellman Brian Tang Jack Farrell
d. Our Best 4 Man Scramble Scores (Net) were:
46: Doug O’Rourke Larry Naumann Frank Zych Mitch Kussoy
Glenn Overley Ken Egidi Jim DeGraffenreid Jack Wiltfang
47: Del Hanson Jack Clements Gene Blythe Steve Nicholson
Richard Lopez John Monise Tom Malloy*
48: Doug O’Rourke Frank Zych Mitch Kussoy Bill Terwilliger
Greg Mathews Bob Brisbine Tom Brubaker Craig Alton
Darrell Johnson Dennis Flynn Dennis Choquete Dan Ballard
Del Hanson Jack Clements Charle Caspary Gene Blythe
Richard Adam Ray Aichner Rick Underwood Paul Sunderland
Phil Williamson Doug Moe Dennis Downs Roger Case
Jerry Renelli Eddie Sierra Mike Willette
8. The 2023 Ventura Cup was played in November of 2023, headed up by
our very own, John Dudik and Jeff Kaplowitz. Representing the Olivas
Srs. were: Pete Althof, Steve Burhans, Dennis Choquette,
Hugh Clabaugh, John Dudik Theo Fallati, Stuart Heller, Ron Kaplan,
Jeff Kaplowitz, Allen Latorre, Richard Lopez, Arnie Moser, Kevin Rennie,
Eddie Sierra, Michael Simon, Robert Skillin, Lindsay Wellman,
Phil Williamson, Costa Yiannakakis, and Brad Zlomke
9. “Out of Town” Tournaments (Past 4 years)
a. Las Posas Country Club: Oct. 15, 2020
b. Moorpark Country Club: Jan. 21, 2021
c Ojai Valley Inn: April 29, 2021
d. Moorpark Country Club: Jan. 20, 2022
e. Moorpark Country Club: April 27, 2023
10. Our 2023 Scholarship Recipient is Morgan Bradly who played
Golf at Foothill Technology and will be attending Ventura College.
11. We are Grateful for the Friendship and Wonderful
Memories of our Departed Members in 2023:
a. John McCarthy Sr Dec. 31, 2022
b. Ron Kolar Jan. 6th
c. E.J Henderson (Starter)
d. Gary Best Sept. 1st
e. Dean Immel Sept. 24th
f. Bill Phillips Sept. 27th
12. We want to thank our 2023 Board Members who kept
everything running so smoothly.
a. Alan McIntosh (President & Tournament Chair)
b. John Dudik (V. P., Handicap, Rules, Social, Match Play, V. Cup)
c. Don Nicksay (Secretary)
d. Del Hanson (Treasurer)
e. Jeff Kaplowitz (Membership Chair, Match Play, V. Cup, Social)
f. Paul Fridrich (Scholarship Chair /Social Committee)
g. Jeff Margulies (Out of Town Tournament Chair)
h. Steve Moore (New Director)
i. Bill Phillips (Past President Emeritus)
**And Special Thanks to Richard Adam, our Web-Master for the great job he
does keeping Our Website updated each week: www.olivasseniors.com
14. Rain Outs & Cancellations
a. Mon. Dec. 12th Rain
b. Mon. Jan. 9th Rain (Buena Flooded)
c. Tues. Jan. 17th Wet (Walkers only)
d. Mon. Feb. 27th: Cancel (College Tournament)
e. Mon. April 24th: Cancel (College Tournament)
f. Mon. July 3rd (Holiday)
g. Mon. Aug. 21st (Hurricane Hilary)
15. Miscellaneous Trivia:
a. We had 2 “Hole in 1’s” on the same day (Twice)
Allen LaTorre (#5) and John Palmer (#17) (Dec. 26, 2022)
Pete Althof & Tom Bruce (Aug. 28, 2023)
b. Mon. Jan. 9th: Heavy rain devastated our sister course (Buena)
putting it out of commission indefinitely.
c. We had back to back rainouts Jan. 9th & 17th (Tues)
d. We held our first “Closest to the Pin” contest during the 4MS
on Mon. Jan. 23rd. It was a popular addition to the format.
e. We had to “freeze” our waiting list on Jan. 30, 2023 with
208 members and 28 on the waiting list.
f. On March 6th and Oct. 9th we had a 9 Hole (Best 9) Tournament
while Olivas “aerated” the front 9.
g. We have 2 members, Bill Wood (93) & Jim Roth (89) who play with
us on a regular basis and serve as an inspiration to us all!! 😊
h. Our 3rd Annual Match Play Championship began Mon. May 1st
with a record 66 entries and finished June 12th. Frank Zych won
the 3rd Bracket for the 2nd time, joining Hugh Clabaugh
as “2 Time”, Match Play Champions!!
16. Milestones (2023)
a. Alan McIntosh announced on June 12, 2023 that he would be
stepping down as President and Tournament Chair after 21 years
and having put on well over 1000+ tournaments for the Olivas Srs.
b. Don Nicksay also announced that he was stepping down after 25+
years on the Board. Don, at age 95, is the longest serving member
in the history of the Club. Thank you Don for your incredible
service to our Club!!!
17. Important Policy Changes over the past few years: (Review)
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. Membership “Temporary Freeze” announced June 15, 2020
to take effect July 1, 2020. “Active” Membership will be limited
to approximately 200 “Active” Members as determined
by SCGA, in order to keep the Club manageable and
enjoyable for both the Membership and Administration.
c. A “Waiting List” was established and quickly filled with
prospective members. These players were invited to play
each week as “floaters” to fill in spots, subject to
availability. Approximately 50 from the waiting list are now
“Active” Members!! 😊
18. Membership Renewals
a. Membership Renewal notification is now handled by both
SCGA and our Membership Chair, Jeff Kaplowitz. You will
be notified that it is time to renew 1-2 months in advance
with follow-ups as needed.
b. When you get your renewal notice, you may renew directly with
SCGA using a credit card or write a check for $80 made out to
the OLSMGC and mail to our Membership Chairman:
Jeff Kaplowitz
3112 Lisbon Ln
Oxnard Ca. 93036
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19. Free Lifetime Membership Policy
a. On Sept. 10, 2018, The Board of Directors
voted unanimously to offer Free Lifetime
Memberships to all Active Members who are
90+ years of age or will be turning 90 in the
coming year. 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!!
b. The Olivas Management has joined us by
offering Free Carts to each of our recipients
during Olivas Srs. Tournament Play.
c. The following Members have been given
Free Lifetime Memberships:
1. Herb Rose
2. Bill Wood*
3. Jim Roth*
4. Don Nicksay
*Still “Active” 😊
Others??
20. 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 2024 our Best Year Ever!!
Alan McIntosh
President & T. Director
Nov. 30, 2023
**Feel free to copy this and show your achievements to your Kids and Grandkids 😊
**Previous “Years in Review” for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,
and 2022 can be found on our website: www.olivasseniors.com