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San Ramon (2017)

San Ramon Golf Club
August 12, 2017

Results
  Flight 1 Gross Hdcp Net +/- Won
1 Randy Gubert 76 13 63 -9 50.00
2 Charlie Joseph 80 11 69 -3 40.00
3 Art White 82 10 72 0 30.00
4 Thomas Kmak 75 3 72 0 20.00
5 Joseph Hovan Sr. 82 8 74 +2  
6 Marty Lambrechts 86 10 76 +4  
7 Scott Rehn 90 12 78 +6  
8 Bill Capote 91 12 79 +7  
9 Peter Hutton 94 11 83 +11  
10 Timothy Andersen NS 9 NS NS  
             
  Flight 2 Gross Hdcp Net +/- Won
1 Michael Bradley 86 16 70 -2 50.00
2 Dave McNeilly 88 16 72 0 40.00
3 Randy Metheany 88 15 73 +1 30.00
4 David Stephenson 90 15 75 +3 20.00
5 Jason Herd 95 16 79 +7  
6 Stephen Hildebrand 94 15 79 +7  
7 Levi Fontaine 101 17 84 +12  
8 Felila Esikia 101 14 87 +15  
9 Lou Badet 104 16 88 +16  
10 Sonasi Pomee 103 14 89 +17  
  Mike Eurkus WD 16 WD WD  
             
  Flight 3 Gross Hdcp Net +/- Won
1 Peter Frankel Jr. 89 18 71 -1 50.00
2 Jimmy Tragas 98 20 78 +6 40.00
3 Don Delbon 101 22 79 +7 30.00
4 Robert Nikaido 103 23 80 +8 20.00
5 Thomas Santoro 116 35 81 +9  
6 Michael Woodall Jr 103 19 84 +12  
7 Ken Gerstle 104 19 85 +13  
8 Ron Goerss 115 28 87 +15  
9 Geoffrey Kuchlenz 108 20 88 +16  
10 Mel Smith 114 23 91 +19  
11 Larry Shaw 110 19 91 +19  

 

Redwood General Tire Closest to the Pin
Hole #7 – Charlie Joseph 2' 4"
Hole #17- Sonasi Pomee 25 inches

Scott's Demo Long Drive
Charlie Joseph

Moffett Field (2017)

Moffet Field
July 22, 2017
 

Results
  Flight 1 Gross Hdcp Net +/- Won
1 Marty Lambrechts 79 10 69 -3 50.00
2 Ken Ditty 83 13 70 -2 40.00
3 Bill Wood 76 5 71 -1 30.00
4 Charlie Joseph 82 10 72 0 20.00
5 Matt Ditty 83 11 72 0 10.00
6 PJ Hudec 77 4 73 +1  
7 Kim Fdrnandez 81 8 73 +1  
8 Bill Capote 86 13 73 +1  
9 Thomas Kmak 77 3 74 +2  
10 Dennis Kunz 81 7 74 +2  
11 Art White 84 9 75 +3  
12 Stephen Makishima 86 11 75 +3  
13 Mike Mulhearn 85 10 75 +3  
14 Brian Su 82 3 79 +7  
15 Bernie Hyde 91 12 79 +7  
16 Michael Mulhearn 79 +1 80 +8  
17 Joseph Hovan  91 8 83 +11  
             
  Flight 2 Gross Hdcp Net +/- Won
1 David Delbon 83 16 67 -5 50.00
2 James Abayon 81 14 67 -5 40.00
3 Michael Bradley 87 16 71 -1 30.00
4 William Strahan 84 13 71 -1 20.00
5 Jason Herd 87 15 72 0 10.00
6 Frank Parcell 89 16 73 +1  
7 John Masters 91 18 73 +1  
8 Dave McNeilly 90 16 74 +2  
9 Randy Gubert 89 14 75 +3  
10 Allen Miyake 90 14 76 +4  
11 Levi Fontaine 94 17 77 +5  
12 John Verducci 91 14 77 +5  
13 Rod Wyman 94 16 78 +6  
14 Lou Badet 95 16 79 +7  
15 Larry Shaw 100 18 82 +10  
16 David Stephenson 98 15 83 +11  
17 Stephen Hildebrand 105 13 92 +20  
             
  Flight 3 Gross Hdcp Net +/- Won
1 Dan Sanchez 96 32 64 -8 50.00
2 Mike Eurkus 84 19 65 -7 40.00
3 William Jarvis 95 24 71 -1 30.00
4 Don Kristofferson 98 27 71 -1 20.00
5 Thomas Santoro 108 34 74 +2 10.00
6 Doug Ota 95 20 75 +3  
7 Michael Woodall Jr 95 19 76 +4  
8 Ken Gerstle 95 19 76 +4  
9 Jimmy Tragas 97 20 77 +5  
10 Jacob Levy 101 21 80 +8  
11 Takeo Makishima 107 27 80 +8  
12 Don Delbon 103 21 82 +10  
13 Glenn Natenson 105 22 83 +11  
14 Kelly Ina 106 20 86 +14  
15 George Kellner 109 23 86 +14  
16 Mel Smith 114 24 90 +18  
17 Robert Nikaido 114 23 91 +19  
  Jack Purcell NS 24 NS NS  

Redwood General Tire Closest to the Pin
No Closest to the Pin Sheets were turned in.

Scott's Demo Long Drive
Matt Ditty

 

1, 2, 3 Balls (2017)

1.2,3 Balls
Poplar Creek
July 8, 2017
 

Team results coming soon.

Results
  Flight 1 Gross Hdcp Net +/- Won
1 Timothy Andersen 75 9 66 -4 40.00
2 Dennis Kunz 75 7 68 -2 30.00
3 Marty Lambrechts 81 10 71 +1 20.00
4 Kim Fernandez 80 8 72 +2 10.00
5 PJ Hudec 76 4 72 +2  
6 Charlie Joseph 80 8 72 +2  
7 Bryan Ungaretti 77 5 72 +2  
8 Thomas Kmak 76 3 73 +3  
9 Sid Shimabuku 82 8 74 +4  
10 Kenneth Boone 82 8 74 +4  
11 James  Lambrechts 82 8 74 +4  
12 Joseph Hovan  81 7 74 +4  
13 Matt Ditty 85 10 75 +5  
14 David Butzman 85 7 78 +8  
15 Frank Reyes 88 10 78 +8  
16 Zac Amero 85 7 78 +8  
17 Michael Shaffer 90 9 81 +11  
             
  Flight 2 Gross Hdcp Net +/- Won
1 William Strahan 78 14 64 -6 40.00
2 Keith Gonsalves 80 11 69 -1 30.00
3 Bill Capote 84 14 70 0 20.00
4 Scott Rehn 82 11 71 +1 10.00
5 Michael Duncan 85 13 72 +2  
6 Jim McCann 85 13 72 +2  
7 Stephen Hildebrand 86 13 73 +3  
8 Art Klein 88 14 74 +4  
9 Kevin O'Malley 88 13 75 +5  
10 Felila Esikia 88 13 75 +5  
11 Gordon Blackstock 86 11 75 +5  
12 Ken Ditty 89 13 76 +6  
13 Roger Colvin 88 11 77 +7  
14 Hisashi Takiguchi 87 10 77 +7  
15 Joseph Canepa 93 13 80 +10  
16 Sonasi Pomee 97 14 83 +13  
17 Bernie Hyde 96 12 84 +14  
             
  Flight 3 Gross Hdcp Net +/- Won
1 Willy Aguilar 84 16 68 -2 40.00
2 Emil Picchi Sr 85 16 69 -1 30.00
3 Michael Bradley 86 16 70 0 20.00
4 James Abayon 86 14 72 +2 10.00
5 John Verducci 87 15 72 +2  
6 Jason Herd 87 15 72 +2  
7 Mike Ryan 88 15 73 +3  
8 Allen Miyake 89 14 75 +5  
9 David W Jackson 92 16 76 +6  
10 Alfred Bogenhuber 91 14 77 +7  
11 Randy Metheany 93 16 77 +7  
12 Mike Eurkus 94 17 77 +7  
13 Cliff Vanover 94 16 78 +8  
14 Michael Schenone 95 16 79 +9  
15 Randy Gubert 94 14 80 +10  
16 Lou Badet 97 16 81 +11  
17 Bill Feeley 99 15 84 +14  
             
  Flight 4 Gross Hdcp Net +/- Won
1 Levi Fontaine 86 17 69 -1 40.00
2 Jimmy Tragas 90 20 70 0 30.00
3 Henry Wrigley 89 19 70 0 20.00
4 Glenn Natenson 93 22 71 +1 10.00
5 Doug Ota 91 20 71 +1  
6 Paul Fuhrman 91 19 72 +2  
7 Jack Purcell 98 24 74 +4  
8 Thomas Santoro 108 34 74 +4  
9 Ken Gerstle 94 19 75 +5  
10 Richard Nessler 104 29 75 +5  
11 Michael Woodall Jr 94 18 76 +6  
12 Don Kristofferson 103 27 76 +6  
13 Larry Shaw 96 18 78 +8  
14 Dennis Reiser 97 18 79 +9  
15 William Jarvis 103 24 79 +9  
16 Jeff Better 100 19 81 +11  
17 Dan Sanchez 113 32 81 +11  

 

Redwood General Tire Closest to the Pin
Hole #5 – Thomas Kmak 4' 4"
Hole #15 – Michael Bradley 3' 1-1/2"

Scott's Demo Long Drive
PJ Hudec

 

Poplar Creek Is Closing Down???

Update 8/21/17

The San Mateo City Council met on 8/21/17 and alternative uses for Poplar Creek was on the agenda.  They agreed to keep Poplar Creek open..  

Read more at the Daily Journal (be sure to read the part about putting a hotel on the property).

Also of interest is Park & Recreation's letter to the City Council on their recommendation to keep Poplar Creek open.  Read their letter (Attachment 3).

Here we go again.  More talk about closing Poplar Creek and using the land for other uses.  Here's some useful links for your viewing.

Poplar Creek Golf Course-Alternative Use Final Report (6/7/17, San Mateo Parks & Recreation)

Read Attachment 2 with emphasis on:

  • Page 19 – Price per round amongst local courses
  • Chapter 4 – Relocating the maintenance yard and putting a hotel in its place
  • Chapter 6 – Recommendations

As of this post, the Parks & Recreation Commission have not finalized their minutes of the meeting although they did state at the conclusion of the public hearing on June 7 (packed house) that they are in favor of the recommendations of the study outlined on page 59 of the final report (link above).  The Commission will present their final recommendations to the San Mateo City Council in July or August.

San Mateo Daily Journal – 6/5/17

San Mateo Daily Journal – 4/6/16

San Mateo Daily Journal – 4/2/16

Thank you Curtis Roe for allowing us to post his article he wrote for the Brisbane Luminary in May 2016.

FORE!!!

Fore is golf talk for look out.

Did you hear that the San Mateo golf course is losing money?   According to a recent article on April 6 of the SM Daily Journal, that is what’s happening.  There are multiple reports out there supporting this statement as well.  It feels like there is a movement to shut this down.  Kind of makes me mad.  Why would a city waste good money on a facility enjoyed by a few?  Don’t the cities have better things to do with tax revenue?  But wait!

Have you ever wondered how the accounting works for municipal golf course?  As a governmental agency, there are specific requirements addressing how they account and report on their activities.  I am not an expert in this kind of accounting.  I do know enough to ask some questions though.  My question is how does an enterprise that has been in operation for decades suddenly lose money?  I believe part of the answer lies in the method of accounting.

In most governmental entities, they have a general fund and satellite funds that all roll into the general.  Some funds generate revenue.  Other funds just represent some kind of service or process. Those who manage the process get to decide if and how they want to allocate costs to different funds.

It just so happens that there are some really big allocations sent over to the Poplar Creek income statement.  The estimated indirect costs allocated to Poplar Creek GC in 2012 were $221,516.  An additional line item called the In-Lieu of Taxes expense was estimated at $437,922.  I found this at www.cityofsanmateo.org in a recommendation to the mayor.  The anticipated revenues that year were $2,556,000.  The estimated loss for the year was $130,309.  Of course they would lose money.  Who can afford to absorb over $600,000 of expense without feeling some hurt?

There is talk of closing down the golf course and putting something else in.  Unless that new enterprise generates more revenue  than the golf course, more money would be lost.  There is talk of replacing the  golf course with baseball parks and soccer fields.  These fields would generate  little or no revenue.  We could then count on losing all the revenue that absorbs the indirect costs and In-Lieu of Taxes.   Not only that, but there are also additional costs for debt service that exceed $680,000 that still need to be paid.  We would be looking a total that exceeds a million dollars.  Right now we are only considering the $130,309 that has been compiled.  Again, unless your name is Scrooge, we need to remember all the people who work at the course would lose their jobs.  And then there would be the cost of removing the golf course and building the new, new thing.