Overall men's and women's champions of The Valley Club's Member-Member golf tournament last weekend were the teams of Jack Dies and Baird Gourlay, and Kristen O'Reilly and Laurrine McGowan.
In all, 42 two-person teams competed in six flights using a better-ball format for Friday's round and a Chicago points format Saturday. In the men's division the five flight winners and runner-ups engaged in a five-hole shootout with an alternate shot format. It eliminated teams each hole to crown the Last Standing Team.
That team was Dies and Gourlay over the runner-up team of Jerry Mells and Dave Berman. The "Show" team for third place featured Edward Karner and Latham Williams.
Winning the Annie Oakley Flight were overall women's titlists Kristen O'Reilly and Laurrine McGowan ahead of runner-up golfers Happy Hawn and Suzanne Williams.
For their accomplishments, the winners and runner-up teams received framed watercolors of the West Nine seventh hole.
Here is a summary of the top three golfers for each flight last weekend along with big news about a hole-in-one at The Valley Club:
Butch Cassidy Flight: 1—Chris Stephens and Neil Bradshaw 11 points. 2—Jack Dies and Baird Gourlay --1 points. 3—Tift Mann and William Potter --8 points.
Wyatt Earp Flight: 1—Buzz Griffin and Adam Elias 7 points. 2—Edward Karner and Latham Williams 6 points. 3—Stephen Malkmus and Jerry Boas 3 points.
Jesse James Flight: 1—John Aston and Jim Daniels 4 points. 2—David Almond and Gary Crowe 1 point. 3—Ted Fouts and Tom Schriber 1 points.
Billy the Kid Flight: 1—Richard St. Clair and Doug Taylor 6 points. 2—Jerry Mells and Dave Berman 3 points. 3—Randy Schaeffer and Steve Kearns --1 point.
Doc Holliday Flight: 1—Kip Ingham and Roger O'Connell 7 points. 2—Jeff Rust and Greg Swink 3 points. 3—Doug Christie and George Thomas --3 points.
Annie Oakley Flight: 1—Kristen O'Reilly and Laurrine McGowan 24 points. 2—Happy Hawn and Suzanne Williams 14 points. 3 (tie)—Rosalen Cline and Gundl Haskell 12 points, Bonnie Hovencamp and Gay Weake 12 points.
First ace at Valley Club
During the Member/Member tournament, Adam Elias provided a highlight when he notched his first-ever hole-in-one. He aced the seventh hole of the West Nine from 142 yards, using a 9-iron.
Elias' memorable shot came during the Friday better-ball format first round, in front of witnesses Buzz Griffin, Phil O'Reilly and John Martinson. It was also the first ace of the season at The Valley Club.
