On Feb. 18, 40 men began play in the club’s 2025 individual handicap match-play tournament with 38, 18-hole matches played over five weeks at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach.
The final match was played March 18 with Bob McSparren squaring off against Bob Rowley for the championship. Rowley held on for a 3-and-2 victory — up three holes with only two left to play to claim the trophy.
Regular golf action saw the men play their weekly modified-Stableford system match March 31. Kevin Breheny took first place with a plus-7, two points ahead of second-place finishers Jim Hitchen and Bob Rowley, who tied for second place. Rob Perkins was alone in third place at plus-4.
The women played a nine-hole, individual low-net match in three flights April 1.
Louise Clemens, Linda Dorsey and Margrit Layh finished in a three-way tie for first place at 1-under-par 31. Sue Porterfield took second place with an even-par 32, while Debra DuVernay was another shot back in third place.
Jana Samuels fired a 5-under-par 27 to win Flight B by three shots over second-place finisher Judy Christensen. Carol Patterson took third place with a 1-under-par 31.
Terry Westby fired the low-net round of the day, finishing at the top of Flight C with a 6-under-par 26. Annette Hall took second place with a 3-under-par 29, while Susan Christenson finished in third place with a 2-under-par 30.
Golf action at the club wrapped up April 3 with members playing a nine-hole scramble. The team of Tony Bettis, Debra DuVernay, Lance Elson and Jenny Huibers combined on a 6-under-par 26 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. The team of David Julian, Rod Hammonds and Al Waal took second place with a 4-under-par 28.
Horseshoes action
Two teams advanced to the knockout stage with 3-0 pool-play records and settled things in the final at the April 2 horseshoe games at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. The team of Norm Good and Tim Sofran were too good, jumping out to an early lead and holding on for a 23-3 victory over Steve Kriebel and Gersey Fernandes to earn the day’s bragging rights.
The action April 5 was short and sweet. The team of Bill Balbally and Bob Heiger posted the lone 3-0 record during pool play and were the day’s outright champs.
Play gets started 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.