Fifty-nine golfers played in the annual Memorial Day scramble to kick off holiday golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach.
Two teams tied for first place with scores of 4-under-par 28, sending the scramble to a scorecard playoff. The team of Jim Goff, Bill MacMillan and Ken Nagengast prevailed to take first-place and relegate Dom Livedoti, Chris and Tom Nelson and Blake Ress to second.
Natalie Brotchi won closest-to-the-pin for the women, while Dave Richardson won the closest prize for the men. Brotchi also captured the women’s long-drive competition, while Chris Nelson hit the longest ball for the men.
Brenda O’Brien came out the top putter among the women players, while Scott Mitchell won the men’s contest. Jody Maleeny won the straightest-drive among the women, while Quentin Talbert hit the straightest drive among the men.
Following the golf, the members enjoyed burgers, hot dogs, salads and desserts on the patio.
The KRC women took over the course May 30 for a nine-hole individual-low-net match. Sue Wheeler fired a 2-over-par 34 to win first place by one stroke over second-place finisher Margrit Layh. Betsy Meyer and Terry Westby tied for third place with matching 4-over-par 36s.
Members were back on the course June 1 for a nine-hole scramble. The team of Marty Hicks, Ken Karsi and Ron Vandeman combined on a 2-under-par 30 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. The team of Dom Livedoti, Bill MacMillan and Bill Sweeney matched the 1-under-par 31 carded by Hoyt Miller, Ken Nagengast, Bill Shuman and Larry Solberg to finish in a tie for second place.
Horseshoe news
No report this week.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by random team selection.
There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.
Center signing up campers
The Center of Anna Maria Island’s summer day camps feature a lineup of activities and programs for sports-minded kids, including:
- Sailing. The camp, presented in partnership with Bimini Bay Sailing, is for those ages 10-16.
Campers will get personal instruction over a two-day program, with 9 a.m.-noon sessions offered June 12-13, June 14-15, June 19-20, June 21-22, June 26-27 and June 28-29.
The cost to enroll is $200 for center members, $225 for nonmembers.
- Soccer. The center offers soccer camp for older and younger kids.
Camps for kids from kindergarten-fifth-grade run June 12-15, June 19-22, June 26-29, July 10-13, July 17-20 and July 24-28.
The cost per week is $130 for members, $155 for nonmembers.
The camp for older kids, up to ninth-grade, will be July 17.
The cost is $40 for members and $50 for nonmembers.
- Tumbling and dance. Instruction Thursday, June 8, will be for kids K-second grade; Tuesday, June 13, for kids third-fifth-grade; Tuesday, June 15, for kids sixth-ninth-grade.
Campers will learn ballet technique, jazz dance moves and tumbling with teacher Caitlyn Cobb from Star Academy of Dance and Aerial Arts.
The cost is $55 for members and $65 for nonmembers.
For more information, call the center at 941-778-1908 or visit at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
—Lisa Neff