The last month has been busy for the MountainView Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA). The rescheduled Tournament of Champions reached its conclusion with Glen Hanson crowned as the overall champion with a net score of 67 on the tough Preserve Golf Course on Thursday, February 15. No one saw this round of golf coming, least of all Glen himself. He’s proof that good guys can finish first. Bill Bender, Michael Volz, Don Erickson, Harry Clausen and Ron Pozzi were the other flight winners.
The other “major” tournament in February was the two-day Stampede. The foursome event was played in two different formats. Day one was rotating partners and day two was a game called 3’s, 4’s and 5’s. The explanation of that format is too complicated for my brain to explain.
The flight winners were as follows: Bill Bender, Randy Breier, Steve Gabe, and Tim Ward in flight one; Phil Gray, Doug Johnson, Peter Valen, and Jim Creel in flight two; and Keith Flewelling, Bob Rosencrantz, Ron Victor, and Mike Healy in flight three. There is a rumor going around that Bill Bender will be given a league suspension until his game devolves enough to give the rest of us a chance to win. So far, that’s unverified.
Looking ahead, two more majors are scheduled in March and April; the Presidents Cup and the Member-Guest Tournament. The Presidents Cup gives us a chance to honor past presidents of the MPMGA with a luncheon after the second round. Personally, a free lunch isn’t quite the incentive I would need to take that job, but that’s just me.
The Member-Guest Tournament begins with a shootout on Thursday, April 18 and continues with two rounds of golf on Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20. Also included are barbecues, lunches, prizes and maybe even an alcoholic beverage or two. Fun will definitely be had.
