Thirty Key Royale Club members and guests played an Independence Day scramble July 3 and the team of Jeff and Sherry Drinkard and Dave and Kerry Sears won the day’s bragging rights.
Playing with the Ambrose handicap scoring system, the foursome combined on a net score of 9-under-par 23. Second place went to the team of Dave and Debi Richardson, Jana Samuels and Steve Vasbinder, who combined to finish at 8-under-par 24.
Other notable achievements of the day at the KRC in Holmes Beach included celebrations for the winners of the long-drive contest, Debi Wohlers and John Hackinson. Vasbinder won closest-to-the-pin on the eighth hole, while Tom Nelson, who reports the scores for the KRC, Chris Nelson, Bill Shuman and Bill DeMenna won the closest-to-the-pin team contest on the fifth hole.
Fifty or so members and guests then celebrated with a traditional Independence Day cookout at the clubhouse.
The men were back on the course July 5 for their weekly modified-Stableford system match. Herb Clauhs, Chuck Patrick and Terry Schaefer carded plus-2s to finish in a three-way tie at the top of the board.
Rain from Tropical Storm Elsa put a damper on golf July 6 for the women, but the course had sufficiently dried out July 8 for the regular weekly scramble.
The team of Nelson, Shuman and Mike Riddick matched the 4-under-par 28 carded by Ken Butler, Scott Mitchell, Chuck Patrick and Deb Richardson, resulting in a tie for first place.
Horseshoe news
Tropical Storm Elsa moved out of the area just in time for the Anna Maria horseshoers to get in their July 7 match. With Bob Heiger, the last unbeaten team trailing 16-0, it appeared the guys were headed for a multiteam playoff of all the one-loss teams.
Heiger had other plans as he scored 21 of the next 23 points to earn an improbable 21-18 come-from-behind victory and finish as the lone unbeaten team. Heiger earned his bragging rights.
Action July 10 saw Dom Livedoti make a triumphant return to the pits, teaming up with Jerry Disbrow to forge the lone undefeated record and the day’s outright championship.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by random team selection.
There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.