The CourseCo Championship held it's qualifier at Metropolitan Golf Course June 28th. Five 4 person teams competed in the inaugural event (team scramble) played from the blue tees.  Members of Metropolitan Golf Club formed a team "Reppin the Met".  The team comprised of veteran tournament players, Jim Miller, Ron Morris, Van Hall Jr and Cruz Oliveros who finished low gross however were edged by 2 shots as this was a NET competition.  The team did represent Metropolitan Golf Club posting an impressive 60 (31 -5 front and 29 -7 back). on a warm and windy day.

Highlights worth mentioning.

Jim Miller- 17th hole from 190 yards utility wood to 10' Ron sank the eagle putt.
Van Hall Jr. - 15th hole from 185 against stiff side wind to 3'. Ron sank the birdie.
Ron Morris - 13th and 14th holes second shots inside 8' Ron sank both birdies.
Cruz Oliveros- Long tee shots all day. 10th hole from 255 against wind to 10' Crusher made the eagle.

Thanks to CourseCo and Metropolitan Golf Course for putting on the event.

Updated Player of the Year points following the June 15 Net Amateur Qualifier at Poppy Ridge:

Conditions were cool and windy making the course play tough for the Net Amateur Qualifier held June 15 at Poppy Ridge.  However, solid play from Mike James (net 69), Robert Wade (net 70), Paul Greenberg (net 71) & Jung Kim (net 71) won them a paid entry to the NCGA Net Amateur to be held September 17.  Congratulations!

The Metro Senior 2-man Qualifier was played today. There was a tie for the qualifier between teams of Van Hall/Leonard Zacher and Sal Gomez/Peter Petit both shooting an impressive score of 61. The tie breaker went to Hall/Zacher with a back nine of 30 to Gomez/Petit’s 31.

1st  place prize money to Gomez/Petit $40 each

2nd  place to Doyle Feaster/Kimon Antoniadis with a 63, $30 each

3rd  place to Paul Greenberg/Robert Berger with a 65, $20 each

A team drawing of $20 each went to team (9) Feaster/ Antoniadis. 

Hall/Zacher advance to the NCGA qualifying round on August 5, site (TBD).  Thanks to all the seniors who played in this tournament.

Event winners Van Hall and Leonard Zacher pictured below:

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On Thursday May 21st, two 2 man teams represented Metropolitan Golf Club at the NCGA 4-Ball Qualifier.  Weather could not be better with clear skies and temps in the high 80's.  The course was in great shape and the greens were smooth and slick. Team #1 with President Sal Gomez and Jung Kim shot a nice round of Net 67. Team #2 with Van Hall and Cruz Oliveros shot an impressive Net 64.   

Unfortunately, neither team qualified for the five available spots or two alternate spots.  "We definitely left at least 3 shots on the front side, but we had a good time" said Van Hall who shot a spectacular 74 with 4 birdies.

Peter asked me to post the current pairings for the 'Senior 2-Man Qualifier'. For additional info or to sign up you can check the Tournament Signup tab above or call Peter Petit directly @ 510-755-4960.

The field was treated to perfect weather and playing conditions for the 'Junior Golf Fundraiser'. Arnold Chua took the 'A' flight with a net 70, Board Member Fred Butler battling a sore back still managed to win the 'B' flight with a smooth net 66 and Hoon Park topped the low gross with a solid 76. 

Thanks to everyone for coming out. Through the donations at the event we managed to raise $300 dollars for the Junior Golf program.

Click the link below for full field results:

The NCGA 4-Ball Net Qualifier was held on April 18 - 19.  The low gross & 3 low net overall represent Metropolitan Golf Club at the 2009 NCGA 4-Ball Net Qualifier to be held at Monarch Bay on May 21.  Winners of the various NCGA quaifiers go on to the Final to be held at Poppy Hills & Spyglass Hill.

Cruz Oliveros won low gross with a 78 - 76 for a total 154 Gross 2-day score.  Jung Kim shot a personal best 79 (63 Net) on Saturday followed by 87(71 Net) Sunday to win low net with a total 134.  Sal Gomez (135) and Van Hall (138) were 2nd & 3rd Low Net.  Congratulations to Cruz, Jung, Sal & Van, play well on the 21st!

Although the weather looked like it might make for a damp round for our March 'Scotch Tournament' - after a couple holes of light drizzle things cleared up and the field got around smoothly. The A Flight was won by long hitting Cruz Oliveros and Ron Morris with the B Flight prize being claimed by Club President Sal Gomez and Peter Petit.

Oliveros, Morris, Gomez and Petit pictured below:

Follow the link for full results: