On a pleasant October Sunday full of warm sunshine, a huge turnout of 60 players ventured out to Blue Rock East for the inaugural Hugh Lee Tournament of Champions. Hugh and Shirley Lee welcomed everyone with smiles and bags of goodies filled with char siu bao and snacks. Golf was almost secondary as the players came out to thank Hugh for his countless contributions to OCGC over the past 40 years.
When all was said and done, Ray Jeung won the inaugural Hugh Lee TOC trophy by shooting the low net of the tournament with a stellar net 62, beating Caxton Rhodes by 2 strokes. Caxton placed first in the B flight as consolation, while Terry Owyang captured the A flight and Jeanne Yip prevailed in the Ladies’ flight. Ray will have his name engraved on the permanent trophy that was donated by Hugh and will keep the trophy for the next year, as well as a separate trophy for his very own.
As a small token of appreciation for Hugh’s outstanding dedication and service, the club presented to Hugh certificates for 2 free rounds of golf at Roddy Ranch. Many thanks to Hugh for all his guidance and contributions for the past 4 decades. In the same spirit of volunteering, special thanks to Chris Pangilinan who donated his time in creating the scoring spreadsheet every tournament which made my job so much easier and everyone’s wait for the results that much shorter on Sundays. Congratulations to Hugh Lee TOC Champion Ray Jeung and to all the winners. The results as follows:
Hugh Lee TOC Champion ($50): Ray Jeung (net 62)
Men’s A flight:
1st low net ($40): Terry Owyang (net 69) (tiebreaker)
2nd low net ($30): Steve Tong (net 69) (tiebreaker)
3rd low net ($20): Jason Jeung (net 70)
Men’s B flight:
1st low net ($40): Caxton Rhodes (net 64)
2nd low net ($30): Steve Chong (net 65) (tiebreaker)
3rd low net ($20): Duane Wong (net 65) (tiebreaker)
Women’s flight:
1st low net ($40): Jeanne Yip (net 71)
2nd low net ($30): Mary Chim (net 72)
3rd low net ($20): Miville Cristobal (net 73)
Closest to the pins ($10):
Hole #2
A: Jason Jeung (30’ 5”)
B: Doug Low (17’ 10”)
W: Miville Cristobal (12’)
Hole #6
A: Jason Jeung (7’ 1”)
B: Bob Hemphill (2’ 4”)
W: Judy Eng (12’ 9”)
Hole #8
A: Seewell Leung (9’)
B: Caxton Rhodes (6’ 3”)
W: Carol Yee (32”)
Hole #11
A: Jason Jeung (11’ 7”)
B: Steve Chong (11’ 1”)
Hole #16
A: David Yip (8’)
B: Duane Wong (5’ 9”)
W: Jeanne Yip (21’ 4”)
Skins ($63 each):
Duane Wong: Hole #3
David Yip: Hole #5
Caxton Rhodes: Hole #8
Rudy Cristobal: Hole #11
Steve Chong: Hole #13
Eugene Wong: Hole #15
