Award Winners Honored at ASGA Annual BBQ

The ASGA Annual BBQ and tournament was held this past week and it went off without a hitch. President Frank Segura and Vice-President Travis McWhorter handled the Master of Ceremonies handing out awards and door prizes while everybody enjoyed the first-rate BBQ served up by Players.

 

Jerry Newton (middle) receives a Lifetime Award
from McWhorter (left) and Segura

     Jerry Newton received the first award of the event, receiving a Lifetime ASGA Membership. Jack Slayton had his name added to the Grand Prix Plaque for winning the Individual Championship while the duo of George Robbins and Frank Segura won the Team Championship for the second time.
     Robbins and Segura easily outdistanced all competitors to win their second championship.

Over 100 players gather after the golf
tournament to have BBQ

George Robbins, Jack Slayton, and Frank Segura,
 2016 Grand Prix Champions

Robert Stojank and his partner, Ben Taylor, finished second in the GP Team Standings and were followed  by Domingo Santos and Gary Prott in third place. Franklin Alton and Wayne Patterson finished in fourth place while Jerrwood Marshall and Ray Harper rounded out the top five in the season-long team series.
    Following Slayton, in the Individual Championship was Samuel Jenkins who topped third place finisher, Jerry Newton, by only three points and fourth place contender, Don Visness, by five points. Travis McWhorter closed out the top five just two points below Visness.
   The BBQ tournament results can be found on the ASGA website when officials certify the results.

Carl Givens (right) wins door prize

West Dominants the East, Winning 2 of 3 Matches

     
     The West team continued their dominance over the East squad with just a handful of players at the Hancock Individual Tournament on May 5th and raised their record to 6-4 while the East fell to 4-6. The handful of players consisted of Mike Sobremonte, Jack Slayton, Waymon McLamb, and Don Akers. Sobremonte and Slayton led the way with low net rounds of 63. Slayton not only helped his team to the win but also helped him move to the lead in the Grand Prix standings.  McLamb followed with a 72 while Akers had a 73. 
     For the East team, Ken Garrett led with a 66 followed by Charles

Players Signed Up for 10/25/16 9BB/9SS

Due to a computer problem  the signup list of those who signed up for the Oct 25 event has been lost.  If you signed up for the event  please call back to Jimmy Clay and inform them of your sign up along with that of your playing partner and your other foursome members if applicable.

And pass this message along to others who may have signed up.

Thanks for your attention to the matter.

Correction to Riverside GC Results

The Riverside Golf Course results for October 11, 2016 have been corrected in Flight #2.  To see the corrected results go here.

Last Chance for BBQ Tickets

BBQ Chair Travis McWhorter reports there are a limited number of tickets left for the Oct 25th BBQ at Jimmy Clay and your last chance to buy a ticket is at Morris Williams October 18th. Travis will be in the lobby of Morris Williams Tuesday from 7:15 AM to 8:45 AM or until tickets are gone. His tee time is 9:12. Should there be any left he will hang around following his round. There will be no tickets available the day of the BBQ, so don't miss out.

Interim Secretary/Treasurer

The incumbent Secretary/Treasurer has resigned and ASGA President Frank Segura, with the approval of the Board of Directors, has named Samuel Mihalik to fill the position until the next election of officers in November.

BBQ Reminder!!

Travis McWhorter, ASGA Vice-President and coordinator of the 2016 annual BBQ reports the following:

"BBQ Tickets are selling briskly! Don't miss your chance to enjoy great fun, food and win prizes following the October 25th Jimmy Clay Shotgun start.  Time to buy is running out!  Two more weeks or sooner we will most likely sell out the 125 available tickets!!  

Grab a board member at the Riverside 2-M Select Shot, October 11th  and have your $10 cash ready."

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