Monday, December 13, 2004

Shadow Lakes

CANCELLED / postponed due to major storm!

SHADOW LAKES GOLF CLUB
SUNDAY JANUARY 9TH
401 WEST COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE
BRENTWOOD, CALIF.
925-516-2837

FOR THOSE PLAYERS WHO HAVE NOT PAID IN ADVANCE -
BRING A CHECK PAYABLE TO OCGC FOR $80

WHITE TEES FOR MEN AND RED TEES FOR LADIES.
WINTER RULES.
PLAY READY GOLF
MAXIUM 9 STROKES PER HOLE, PICK UP AFTER 8 STROKES.
12" PUTTS ARE GIMMES
YELLOW BALL TOURNAMENT
DESIGNATE 1 PLAYER FOR EACH HOLE.
EACH PLAYER MUST PLAY 4 HOLES FOR TEAM SCORE.

8:06 DENNIS AND BONNIE LOWE, MIKE CHEE
8:14 GAVIN FONG, DOUG LOW, JACK SCHRAM, WAYNE HARSTEIN
8:22 JADINE TOM, TERRY OWYANG, JUDY ENG, CLEM LEUNG
8:30 CHRIS PANGILINAN, ALLEN TCHOI, DEXTER AND MEI HONG
8:38 KENNY THAXTON, CHRIS LANG, GABY AND ROBERT HEMPHIL
8:44 CHUCK CHINN, K.K. TONG, DUANE AND JOANNE WONG
8:56 YOCH LIN, JOHN CROCKRELL, JOHN CHEN,CHARLIE WU

SKINS GAME ,MAXIMUM 18 STROKES - $10 - SEE CHUCKIE

WE NEED 1 MORE PLAYER FOR 8:06 TEE TIME

Guests are always welcome (add $5) but are not eligible for the OCGC medal awards.

Thursday, November 11, 2004

OCGC Delta Views Results

Results:

1st, $100, (net 63 TB)
- Terry Owyang/ Steve Shum

2nd, $60, (net 63 TB)
- Clem Leung/ Chris Lang

3rd,$40, (net 64)
- Lawrence Wong/ Gavin Fong

4th,$27 (net 65 TB)
- Allen Tchoi/ John Ostwald


CTP, $25
Gaetano Fong
Alice Wong
Sherri Eng
Chris Pangilinan


THANKS to all those who played and enjoyed this new format!


Tee Times:
9:33
Jack Schram/ Doug Low (13)
Scott Wong/ Victor Wong (28)

9:41
Al Lim/ Judy Lim (21)
Dexter Hong/ Mei-Mei Hong (32)

9:49
Mike Lee/ Chris Pangilinan (10)
Duane Wong/ Gaetano Fong (20)

9:57
Chuck Chinn/ CC Wu (16)
Lawrence Wong/ Gavin Fong (16)

10:05
Allen Tchoi/ John Ostwald (12)
Patrick Romani/ Tyler Eng (14)

10:13
Mike Chee/ Alice Wong (15)
Rohan Lane/ Sherri Eng (21)

10:21
Terry Owyang/ Steve Shum (11)
John Chen/ Yoch Lin (15)

10:28
Clem Leung/ Chris Lang (11)
Kenny Thaxton/ Bob Hemphill (27)

Format: Chapman (2 person team)
Both players will play from the teeing ground and each player plays his or her partner's ball for the second shot. After the second shot, partners select the ball with which they wish to score, and play that ball alternately to complete the hole. The team handicap index will be calculated based on 60% from the lower index and 40% from the higher index.

(BASICALLY - you will NOT hit the same ball twice consecutively! If you have questions please ask Gavin Fong)

The tiebreaker will be determined on the basis of the best score for the last nine holes. If the tying players have the same score for the last nine holes, they check the last six holes, then the last three holes, and finally the 18th hole.

If this method is used, one-half, one-third, one-sixth, or one-18th of the Course Handicaps should be deducted. Again, fractions of one-half stroke or more should count as a full stroke; any lesser fractions should be disregarded. If the conditions of the competition provide that ties shall be decide over the last nine, last six, last three, or last hole, then the Committee should also provide what will happen if all these procedures fail to produce a winner (last 12, last 15 next).

Settling ties is difficult and sometime controversial, but these USGA guideline help Committees in charge of competitions decide who the winner is in an orderly and equitable fashion. No matter how you fare, you will be confident the competition was settled fairly using these time proven methods.

Call me Sunday morning to verify if it is Rain or shine at Pittsburg - Please do not assume if it is raining in your area that the tournament if off!

Gavin Fong cell (415)244-0541

Wednesday, November 03, 2004

Inaugural Daimo Cup Golf Tournament Results

Date: Sunday, November 7, 2004
Location: Bennett Valley Golf Course

The summary for Bennett Valley (24 players):

1st Place +11:Yoch Lin $60 Daimo voucher + $50 cash + Name on Daimo Cup (Priceless!)
2nd Place +5: David Yip $40 voucher + $30 cash
3rd Place +4: Four way tie with KK Tong winning the tie breaker.
(KK gave the $20 cash to Mary Chim who was 2nd in the tie breaker.)
Last place -11: Sam Wong/$24.00 gift certificate

KPs = $24 certificate
#6 David Chim
#11 Gavin Fong
#15 Hugh Lee

Skins 17 players @$10 = 170. Four skins = $42.50 each
#2 Allen Tchoi - par
#5 Hugh Lee - birdie
#6 Sam Wong - par
#18 Sam Tong - birdie

Special thanks to KK Tong for donating a new OCGC Daimo Perpetual Trophy which will be displayed at Daimo, and dinner vouchers. Also Tom Soo Hoo and Sam Wong who helped with the scoring and skins.

-Steve Chong / Steve Shum : Daimo Cup Tournament Chairs

Format: Individual medal play using the Stableford scoring method . The committee will assign the following points for the net score for each hole and on the official score card, the scorer shall use the following letters to identify the net score for the hole:

Net par = 0
Net birdie = +2
Net eagle = +5
Net double eagle = +8
Net bogie = -1
Net double bogie or higher = -3

Monday, October 18, 2004

2005 OCGC Membership Renewal Form

This year’s membership dues are:
Regular $76.00
Senior $31.00 (65 years young + 15 consecutive years of membership)
Junior $37.00 (under 18)
Associate $30.00 (non-playing member)
Sr. Associate Free (65 years young, non-playing member)
New $87.00

$10.00 goes into the monthly Tournament Prize fund. Dues were decreased $1.00 this year. An extra $1.00 will go into the Hole-in-One fund.

Payment Deadline: Postmarked by Oct 31, 2004 – NO EXCEPTIONS - Late Fee: add $10.00
Please make check payable to the Oakland Chinese Golf Club and remit to:
Chuck Chinn
2531 Baywood Way
Richmond, CA 94804

(only info that has changes needs to be completed) (please print legibly)
Member’s Name _______________________________________
NCGA # ___________________ DoB _________________
Spouse’s or Significant Other’s Name ______________________
Street Address ________________________________
City __________________________ Zip ______________
Home # (____) ______________ Work # (____) _____________
E-Mail Address ________________________________________

Volunteerism is essential to keeping the club fun. Just a few hours a year from each member ensures the smooth running of tournaments, socials, and services that benefit us all. So, here’s your chance to step-up, commit to something you’d enjoy doing, and help out the club and your fellow members:
I’d like to help run a Tournament YES ( ) NO ( )
I’d like be on the Board next year YES ( ) NO ( )
Thanks for your cooperation, Chuck Chinn, VP and Membership Chair

2004 Match Play Champion

Congratulations to Lawrence Wong, the 2004 OCGC Match Play Champ!

2004 TOC Champion!

Please congratulate AL LIM as the 2004 Tournament of Champions winner! Net 67 at Windsor Golf Course.

Under baleful skies twenty players made the drive to Sonoma County's Windsor GC to play in the Tournament of Champions and vie for a beautiful, mahogany-encased ship's clock; a prize worthy of the OCGC's champion of champions The first tee time was 8:56 AM and the first group set forth armed with hope, four sets of clubs, and four KP flags.

Hole #7's difficult Par 3 yielded no greenies and the $25 gift certificate was raffled off to Terry Owyang. This Par 3 was voted one of the top 18 holes by the pros on the Nike Tour. The three KP winners each won a $25 gift certificate and were: Kenny Fong, Johnny Mui, and Tom Yong.

The tournament chairs, Judy and Al Lim, devised a method to pair up players for two man teams; e.g., the lowest handicap player in the field would pair up with the highest handicapped player; the next lowest handicap player would team up with the second highest player, and so forth. The teams were not announced at the start of play and players found out who their partner was when they turned in their scorecards. Interestingly enough, the combined handicaps were all 28s and 29s w/ the exception of one team with a combined handicap of 27 (Judy Lim and Alex Fong).

Winning teams were: first place- Al Lim and Terry Owyang (138), second place-Gavin Fong and Clem Leung (141), third place-Steve Chong and K.K. Tong (145). Cash prizes for the three teams who placed were $100, $60, and $40 per team, respectively.

The Skins pot yielded four skins with Sam Wong picking up two worth $90. Nick Chin and Gavin Fong each one a skin worth $45.

When all the scores were tallied, Al Lim and Gavin Fong were tied at 67. The OCGC tie breaker (based on the USGA's recommended back 9 score format) was used to award the Tournament of Champions trophy to Al Lim. Gavin will have to think like the Giants and A's; there's always next year!

The sun never came up and wind was not a factor. The course was in excellent condition; and, although relatively short at 5500 yards from the white tees, proved difficult and earned its newly rated slope of 122. As players left for their drive to the Bay Area, the sky grew darker and started to sprinkle while we thought of next month's tournament: the inaugural Daimo Cup at Bennett Valley.

- Club Champion Al Lim

Sunday, September 12, 2004

Director's Cup - Final Results

Field low net - Kenny Fong (net 67)
A flight 1st low net - Clem Leung (net 69)
A flight 2nd low net - Alex Fong (net 69)
A flight 3rd low net - Steve Shum (net 70)
B flight 1st low net - Al Lim (net 69)
B flight 2nd low net - Ken Wong (net 70)
B flight 3rd low net - Ray Jeung (net 70)
Women's flight 1st low net - Judy Lim (net 70)
Women's flight 2nd low net - Alice Wong (net 73)

Closest to the pins
David Wong
Gavin Fong
Judy Lim
Sam tong

Long Drives
Women: Jeanne Yip
Men: John Ostwald

Skins $31.66 each
Alex Fong (2)
Terry Owyang (2)
Yoch Lin
Caxton Rhodes

Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Club Championship - Final Results

Net Gross Name Flight
132 162 Doug Low a Low Net A - 1st
133 151 Alex Fong a Low Gross A
134 183 David Chim b Low Net B - 1st
136 175 Al Lim b Low Net B - 2nd (tie - breaker)
136 173 Duane Wong b Low Net B - 3rd (tie - breaker)
136 172 Johnny Mui b Low Gross B
137 155 Mike Lee a Low Net A - 2nd
138 164 Clem Leung a Low Net A - 3rd
138 150 George Kong III a Club Champion!
140 182 Judy Lim l Low Net L - 1st
140 180 Hugh Lee b Low Net Senior
145 197 Jeanne Yip l Low Net L - 2nd (tie breaker)
160 174 Michelle Mitra l Low Gross L