Forty-three golfers competed in the annual President’s Cup Tournament March 23 at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach. They hit 18 holes under the modified-Stableford system with handicaps.
Dave Richardson captured first place with 38 points, a point ahead of second-place finishers Wayne Patterson, Blake Ress and Bob Rowley.
After the golf, members enjoyed burgers, hot dogs, Tater Tots and refreshments on the clubhouse patio.
Regular action got started March 23 with the weekly Stableford match.
Mike Gillie, Ken Nagengast and Quentin Talbert tied for first place at plus-5. One point back was the trio of Steve Drum, Peter Lund and Bill Shuman.
The clubwomen played a nine-hole individual-low-net match March 29 in three flights.
Sue Wheeler ran away with Flight A with a 4-under-par 28 giving her the low-net round of the day. Carol Patterson was alone in second at 1-over-par 33.
Annette Hall and Judy Todd both carded 3-under-par 29s to finish in a tie for first place in Flight B. Laurie Hicks took second with an even-par 32.
Judy Menchek and Barb Harrold both fired 2-under-par 30s to finish tied for first in Flight C.
Phyllis Roe had a chipin on the ninth hole and Pam Lowry chipped on the fifth hole to round out the day.
Golf action for the week ended with members competing in a nine-hole scramble with an unusual twist — no putters allowed!
The team of Bruce Goff, Jim Goff, Wayne Patterson and Peter Solleveld combined on a 4-under-par 28 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day.
Horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits March 30 saw three teams post 3-0 records during pool play and a playoff to determine a champion. Bob Rowley and Adin Shank drew the bye into the finals and watched as John Yaroch and Bob Lee advanced to the finals with a 21-14 victory over Bob Baker and Tom Farrington. Yaroch and Lee stayed hot in the final, cruising to a 22-4 victory over Shank and Rowley.
The April 2 games saw another three-team playoff with the bye going to Lisa Allen and Lee. Bob Baker and Bob Rowley advanced to the championship game with a 26-11 victory over Steve Hooper and Farrington, thanks in part to a game-ending double-ringer by Baker.
Baker and Rowley cruised to the winner’s circle with a 24-9 victory over Allen and Lee.
Play begins at 9 a.m. at the Anna Maria pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by team selection.
There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.
Adult soccer kicked off March 31 at the Center of Anna Maria Island. The regular season is seven weeks followed by playoffs — set for May 19, with semifinals May 26 and the championship game June 2.
Action March 31 got started with Sato Real Estate cruising past Shady Lady by an 8-1 score behind four goals and two assists from Damir Glavan. Will Kretzman and Selena Gonzalez-Salinas added two goals each, while Josh Sato finished the win with two assists and two saves.
Nate Welch notched the lone goal for Shady Lady on an assist from Eric Pullen, while Tuna McCracken made seven saves in the loss.
The second match of the evening saw Progressive Cabinetry ease past Salty Printing by a 4-1 score thanks to two goals each from Kali Richardson and Timo Vecchio. Goalie Steve Oelfke made four saves to help preserve the win.
Tyler Brewer scored to lead Salty Printing, which also received nine saves from Tuna McCracken in the loss.
Moss Builders shut out the Gitt Team 3-0 behind a goal each from Hakan Toka, Greg Moss and Christopher Klotz. Olaf Krause added an assist and Ryan Moss made 10 saves in the win.
Mark Long made five saves for Gitt in the loss.
Servis First Bank edged Gulfview Windows & Doors 4-3 to close out adult soccer action for the night. Race Arande scored two goals, while Lucky Durmaz and Connor Haughey each scored goals. Haughey also finished with seven saves in the victory.
Keith Mahoney, Osvaldo Cabello and Thomas Mangotic scored a goal each for Gulfview in the loss.