Beautiful weather brought out the golfers for the new year at Key Royale Club, starting Jan. 3 with a men’s nine-hole modified-Stableford system match that saw the team of Tim Friessen, Fred Miller and Ken Nagengast hit their average points on the head and grab clubhouse bragging rights for the day.
Miller earned individual honors with a plus-3, one point ahead of Nagengast and Kent Newbold.
The women played a nine-hole individual-low-net match in three flights Jan. 4.
Roxanne Koche fired a 2-under-par 30 to take first place in Flight A. Helen Pollock was alone in second at 1-over-par 33, while Pam Lowry and Mary Wilke were another stroke back in third place.
An even-par 32 carded by Janet Razze gave her a two-stroke victory in Flight B over Beth Lindeman and Mary Lou Dreier. Marty Clark was alone in third at 4-over-par 36.
Laney Davis carded a 2-over-par 34 to capture first place in Flight C by a stroke over Linda Morris and Ann Klein. Jackie Gorski was another stroke back in third.
The Jan. 6 scramble saw the team of Bob Blaser, Marcia and Tim Friessen and Blake Ress combine on a 4-under-par 28 for the win. The team of Bill Ford, Eric Lawson, Jim McFarland and Nub Turner matched the 3-under-par 29 carded by Jim Auch, Mike Brakefield, Dean Christensen and Brian Comer.
Horseshoe news
Four teams emerged from pool play with 3-0 records and battled for the day’s supremacy during Jan. 5 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
The team of Tom Farrington and Adin Shank eliminated Rod Bussey and Jay Disbrow 23-13 in the first semifinal, while Tom Skoloda and Bob Palmer advanced with a 21-13 victory over Bob Heiger and Bob Lee. Team Farrington-Shank stayed hot in the final, earning a 21-13 victory over Skoloda and Palmer to earn bragging rights for the day.
It was an “all Bob” final in the Jan. 8 competition after each team forged 3-0 records during pool play. The team of Bob Baker and Bob Lee cruised into the winner’s circle on defeating Bob Rowley and Bob Fleming by a 22-8 score.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. Everyone is welcome.