December 15, 2015
Chardonnay
Chardonnay champs Jason Bisnett and Brandon Berndt, runner-ups Michael Lincoln and Rich Estep and third place finishers Aleksei Koika and Bob Jackson (left to right)
Jason Bisnett and partner Brandon Berndt went wire-to-wire, posting their second straight 64 to come in at 128 and win the Chardonnay flight of the 2nd annual NCGA Scramble at par-71 Poppy Hills Golf Course.
A day after posting nine birdies and two bogeys, the pair had seven birdies without a bogey to win by three strokes. The duo made their run with five birdies in a six-hole stretch (holes No.5 through No.10).
Michael Lincoln and Rich Estep, who entered the final round a shot behind the winners, posted a 66 to finish at 131. The team of Aleksei Koika and Bob Jackson, who were tied for the lead after the first round, fell back to third place following a 68. Jackson eagled the par-5 4th after holing out from 170 yards.
Merlot
Merlot champs Kevin Hawes and Michael Weintz, runner-ups Jim Stout and David Gragnola, third place finishers James Horton and Alan Filgas and co-third place finishers James Kleimer and George Vines (left to right)
Partners Kevin Hawes and Michael Weintz left no doubt who the winners were, posting a stellar second round 9-under 62 to win the Merlot Flight title by three shots.
Hawes and Weintz, who finished with a total of 127, had a sensational day, carding three eagles (holes No.4, No.9 and No.12) and six birdies to go against three bogeys.
Finishing in second place at 130 following a 64 were defending champions David Gragnola and Jim Stout. The Gragnola/Stout team shot a 64 that included eight birdies and a bogey.
Finishing in a tie for third at 134 were the teams of James Horton/Alan Filgas and George Vines/James Kleimer, who both finished with rounds of 68.
Zinfandel
Zinfandel champs Dave Schutt and Greg Leuterio, runner-ups Donald Brown and Jeff Sanderson, third place finishers Kelly and Belinda Kendle and co-third place finishers Thomas Boe and Rick Grauman (left to right)
Partners Dave Schutt and Greg Leuterio had a final round 65 to come from four shots back and win the Zinfandel Flight title.
A day after opening with a 66, Schutt and Leuterio posted eight birdies and two bogeys to come in at 131, winning the title by one over the team of Donald Brown and Jeff Sanderson. Schutt and Leuterio’s biggest birdie of the day came on the closing 18th.
Brown and Sanderson, who took the first round lead with a 62, fell back with a 70 to finish at 132.
The team of Kelly and Belinda Kendle were also big movers, posting a 64 to finish in a tie for third at 136. In Monday’s opening round, the Kendle’s posted a 72.
Also finishing in a tie for third was the tandem of Thomas Boe and Rick Grauman, who shot a 70.
December 14, 2015
It’s the last chance to grab an NCGA title in 2015.
The NCGA season-ending Scramble Championship got underway Monday at par-71 Poppy Hills Golf Course, and not surprisingly the leaderboards are jam packed.
In the Chardonnay Flight, a pair of teams–Aleksei Koika and Bob Jackson and Jason Bisnett and Brandon Berndt–share the lead after coming in at 7-under 64. Koika and Bisnett went bogey-free, collecting seven birdies. Bisnett and Berndt went deeper posting nine birdies, but they’d also have two bogeys.
The team of Michael Lincoln and Rich Estep is alone in third place after a 65.
In the Merlot Flight, Kevin Hawes and Michael Weintz hold the top spot after a 65 that featured seven birdies and a lone bogey.
Right behind Hawes and Weintz at 66 is a cluster of five teams: Yuji Okamoto and Steve Jow, George Vines and James Kleimer, James Horton and Alan Filgas, David Gragnola and Jim Stout and Tab and Tristan French. Okamoto and Jow had the wildest round of the five, posting two eagles (holes No.4 and No.16), four birdies and three bogeys.
Over in the Zinfandel Flight, the tandem of Donald Brown and Jeff Sanderson forged a four shot lead after shooting a 62 that included an eagle, eight birdies and a bogey.
Three squads opened with 66: Dave Schutt and Greg Leuterio, Thomas Boe and Rick Grauman and Robert Nguyen and Richard Adler.