Due to the extreme cold nights that are in our seven day forecast. We have covered our greens and the Golf Course and Bogey’s Grille will be closed for the remainder of this week.
Due to the extreme cold nights that are in our seven day forecast. We have covered our greens and the Golf Course and Bogey’s Grille will be closed for the remainder of this week.
MGA Season Kickoff Dogfight Saturday (Feb 22) |
Member/Member (Sat & Sun ) May 17 & 18 |
Hopton Jones Memorial (Saturday May 24) |
Memorial Day Yellow Ball (Monday May 26) |
Clear Creek Classic (Sat & Sun) July 26 & 27 |
Club Championship Mens & Ladies (Sat & Sun ) Aug 23 & 24 |
Labor Day Yellow Ball Monday Sept 1 |
Member/Guest (Sat & Sun) Sept 19 & 20 |
Pin Setters Revenge Saturday Dec. 13 |
Recap of the Alpine Bay Golf Inaugural (Pin Setters Revenge) Dogfight
We had 36 golfers to compete in our Revenge dogfight. It was a bit windy and the pins were positioned in places on the green that are seldom used. Most of the golfers enjoyed the challenge.
We also had an optional $5.00 side pot that went to any golfer that completed the round without a 3 putt. If no one accomplished the feat, the money would go to our Toys for Tots campaign. There were 34 golfers that entered and the $170.00 pot is now a part of our fundraiser campaign. I actually don’t think anyone made it to #9 without a 3 putt.
The field was randomly drawn up into nine; 4-golfer teams. Two teams tied for 1st place at -8 on their point’s total. One of the winning teams was Chris Robertson, Cory Baird, Tony Parton and Brian Proctor. The other team was Joe Howard, Thomas Cramer, Joel McNutt and Missy Bullen. Each of these golfer received $32.00 in club credit. The 3rd place team was made up of Paul Woo, Ray Ferguson, Shane Cleckler and Steven Powell. They finished at -14.
We had $175 in the skins pot and we had seven skins. Steve Giddens birdied #2 for a skin, Mike Sweatman had the only birdie on #4, Jeff Bullen birdied #8, Chris Robertson birdied #10, Mike Bauder birdied #14, Andy Payant birdied #15 and Doug MacMurdo birdied #17. Each skin was worth $25.00. Cory Baird took the most over prize at +3 ($36.00). Sam Cooper won closest to the pin on #4 and Tony Parton was closest to the pin on #17 ($36.00ea).
Thanks to all the golfers that participated. It was a fun event that we will plan to do again next December.
Wrap Up of our 2024 Season Ending MGA Meeting and Dogfight
The day began with a MGA sponsored breakfast which featured a hash brown casserole, biscuits & gravy and sliced tomatoes. Our ladies in the kitchen did a wonderful job with the food and service.
We held our annual MGA meeting. There were a few new rule proposals for the 2025 season and they will be voted on in mid December. The officers will remain the same.
We had 51 MGA members to compete in the dogfight. The dogfight was divided into three divisions.
Golfers playing with 29 points and up were placed in Division A (18 golfers), 24 thru 28 were in Division B (15 golfers) and golfers playing with 23 and lower were in Division C (18 golfers).
Division C was won by Dave Johnson. Dave was +5 and he won the $200 1st place prize. 2nd place was a tie between Bob Hopton-Jones and Steven Powell. They were + 2. They received $130.00 ea. There was a three way tie for 3rd. Tommy Vines, Ryan Smith and Pramad Bhatia finished at +1. Each of them got $20.00 ea. There were four skins in the C Division. Ryan Smith birdies #2, Pramad Bhatia birdied #4, Dave Johnson birdied #16 and Tommy Vines birdied #17. And those were the only birdies on those holes. Each skin was worth $50ea.
The Division B winners were as follows; Matt Hardin finished in 1st at +7, Doug Macmurdo and Jim Gorman tied for 2nd at +2 and Cory Baird finished 4th at +1. Matt won the $180.00 1st place award. Doug and Jim won $110.00 ea and Cory won $40.00. Skins winners in this division were Cory B #1, Max Whitfield #2,Mike McGrew #8, R D McDonald #11, Don Hopton Jones #12, Doug MacMurdo #14 and Matt Hardin #15. Each skin was worth $28.00.
The Division A winner was Chris Robertson. Chris shot a 71 to finish at +6 for the $200.00 1st place prize. Joe Howard came in 2nd at +5 and $150.00. Harry Gaither and Eric Smith tied for 3rd at +3 each winning $85.00. There were six skins in the A division and they were worth $28.00 ea. Foo Dorsett #1, Skeet Harper #4,Jeff Bullen #7, Tony Evans#5 & #8,Chris Robertson #9 and Ray Ferguson #14.
The Closest to the pin winners were #4Skeet Harper #4, Mike McGrew #8, Eric Smith #14 and Chris Robertson #17. Each one won an additional $50.00.
This past weekend wrapped up our 2024 Summer Series of tournaments. We had a great turnout for all four events and we look forward to doing it again in 2025. A special thanks to all of our sponsors and volunteers. If it were not for them these projects could not be near as successful. Here is a wrap up of this weekend’s tournament.
2024 Member/Guest Recap
There were 52 teams in our tournament and we were blessed with two fantastic September days of weather. Sunny and very warm each day.
The 1st day of competition was a Shamble format and day 2 was a Scramble format. The entire field was Flighted after the Day 1 results were finalized and we wound up with six Flights and each flight paid three places.
Here are the results of the tournament:
5th Flight winners | Palmer/Humphries $680.00 | Day 1 (83), Day 2 (71) total 154 |
2nd place | Edge/Mulvehill $410.00 | Day 1 (83), Day 2 (72) total 155 |
3rd place | Wahl/Wahl $270.00 | Day 1 (83), Day 2 (74) total 157 |
4th Flight winners | Whisman/Mitchell $600.00 | Day 1 (81), Day 2 (71) total 152 |
2nd place | Payant/Payant (Call Back) $350.00 | Day 1 (80), Day 2 (72) total 152 |
3rd place | Wilcox/Williams $240.00 | Day 1 (80), Day 2 (73) total 153 |
3rd Flight winners | D H-Jones/Ferguson $770.00 | Day 1 (77), Day 2 (69) total 146 |
2nd place | S Cleckler/T Kimberly $460.00 | Day 1 (79), Day 2 (68) total 147 |
3rd place | J Berry/Wilkes $300.00 | Day 1 (77), Day 2 (72) total 149 |
2nd Flight winners | Woo/Woo $680.00 | Day 1 (74), Day 2 (65) total 139 |
2nd place | Williams/Langley $410.00 | Day 1 (74), Day 2 (68) total 142 |
3rd place | B H-Jones/Nielsen $270.00 | Day 1 (76), Day 2 (69) total 145 |
1st Flight winners | Ngirailab/Smitherman $850.00 | Day 1 (72), Day 2 (61) total 133 |
2nd place | K Roe/ T Cramer $500.00 | Day 1 (73), Day 2 (65) total 138 |
3rd place | J Harris/C Harris $350.00 | Day 1 (71), Day 2 (68) total 139 |
Championship Flight | ||
1st Place | C Dean/J Otwell $1000.00 | Day 1 (65), Day 2 (57) total 122 |
2nd place | R Ferguson/J Chapple $500.00 | Day 1 (64), Day 2 (64) total 128 |
3rd place | B G Simmons/B Prentice $350.00 | Day 1 (69), Day 2 (62) total 131 |
Our Proximity winners were as follows.
Day 1 hole #4 Moses 4’6”, #8 Piper Teal 9’3”, #14 Cooper Dean 10’8”, #17 Andy Payant 7’7” Day 2 hole #4 Moses 2’8”, #8 Mike Palmer 1’1”, #14 Steve Smitherman 6’9” #17 James Otwell 2’8” each proximity paid $25.00.
The winner of our Dancing Rabbit/Golden Moon golf package was David Gaston.
Labor Day Yellow Ball Wrap up
We had 14 teams (56 golfers) in our Labor Day Yellow Ball Dogfight. Each team is issued a marked Yellow Ball and it has to be played by one of the golfers on each hole and it is then passed on to another golfer on the next hole. A rotation has to be established prior the team teeing off on their first hole. If the Yellow Ball is lost, the entire team is eliminated from the Yellow Ball portion of the dogfight. Amazingly there was only one lost Yellow Ball.
The tournament was a shotgun start at 9am and the weather was perfect for a morning of golf. The pace of play was very good and the Alpine Bay MGA provided hotdogs for all the golfers after the dogfight.
The regular dogfight results were as follows:
The team of Steve Giddens, Cory Baird, Don Hopton Jones and Chuck Daugherty took 1st place. Their team scored 110 points and that was +12 above their points quota of 98. 2nd place went to Craig Hamilton, Hippie Cleckler, Mike McGrew and Jimmy Berning. Their quota was 95 points and they posted 105 with a difference of +10. 3rd place went to the team of Paul Woo, Randy McDonald, Andy Payant and Teri Daugherty. Their quota was 85 and they posted a 93. We had a tie for 4th place between the team of Cooper Dean, Bob Whitmire, Sam Cooper and Walter Peterson and the team of Jimbo Williams, Randy Burnham, Jeremy Cooper and Steven Powell. Both teams were 6 points above their quota.
The Yellow Ball winners were as follows:
1st place went to the team of Chris Robertson, Tony Parton, Angie Kuhens, and Missy Bullen. They made 28 points with the Yellow Ball and that was 6.5 above their Yellow Ball quota of 22.5. 2nd place went to the team of Woo, McDonald, Payant and Daugherty. Their Yellow Ball was 4.75 above their quota. 3rd went to Giddens, Baird, Hopton Jones and Daugherty with a +3.5. 4th place went to Mike Sweatman, Doug Macmurdo, Chris Palmer and Jeff Kimbrel at +2.25.
There was only one Yellow Ball skin and it went to the Chris Robertson team when Angie Kuhens was the only Yellow Ball to birdie the #4 par 3.
This was a 100% payback dogfight with a total purse of $1680.00. Thanks to the Alpine Bay MGA (Men’s Golf Association) for sponsoring this event.
2024 Alpine Bay Golf Club Championship Results
We had 57 members play in our tournament. The Lord blessed us with two magnificent days of weather for our 2024 Club Championship. No clouds, mid to upper 80s and a slight breeze. It does not get any better than that in August in Alabama.
The MGA furnished us with breakfast each day and Max Whitfield furnished doughnuts on Sunday morning. Ray Lineberry and PaPa John’s pizza provided lunch on Sunday afternoon.
Our maintenance crew had the course in very good shape and our clubhouse staff did a great job taking care of all of the orders and deliveries. We really do appreciate all that our entire staff does for us.
Now the results:
Nathan Fernandez is our 2024 Club Champion. Nathan posted a two day score of 141 (3 under par) to take the title. Finishing in2nd place was B G Simmons and rounding out the top three was last year’s champion Chris Robertson.
Cory Baird and Matt Hardin tied for 1st place in the handicapped portion of the championship flight with a net score of 140. Paul Woo finished 3rd with a net 142,
The 1st flight champion for 2024 is Eric Smith. Eric posted a two day total of 154 to win. 2nd place went to Foo Dorsett. In the net portion of the 1st flight, Brian Proctor posted a net score of 134 and Steven Powell had a net 137 for 2nd place.
Moses Ngirailab is our 2024 Senior Division champion. Moses shot a two day score of 149 and Skeet Harper finished in 2nd place. In the net portion of the Senior Division, Jimmy Ray took 1st with a net score of 139 and Jeff Kimbrel finished in 2nd with a net 142.
Our 2024 Super Senior champion is Bobby Denty. Bobby shot a two day total of 149 edging out Tony Evans who had a 151. Pramod Bhatia took 1st place in the net with a net score of 139. Don Hopton Jones and Matthew Power tied for 2nd with a net 144.
Another thanks to all of our Summer Season Sponsors for their support.
Results from the 2024 Ladies’ Club Championship
Jan Sweatman was the winner of the Ladies’ Club Championship. Jan was tied with Rae Clayton at the end of the 36 holes of play. The two engaged in a sudden death playoff that took place on hole #18 in front of a sizeable gallery. Jan edged out Rae by one stroke in the first hole of overtime.
On the net portion of the championship, Amy Travis took 1st place and Michele Whisman captured 2nd place.
The proximity winners on day one were Rae Clayton on hole #4 and Dana Davis on #17. The 2nd day winners were Rae Clayton again on #4 and Angie Kuhens on #17.
Thanks to all the ladies that chose to participate in this tournament.
Left to Right, Missy Bullen, Dana Davis, Amy Travis, Kimberly Stubbs, Jan Parton, Michele Whisman, Jan Sweatman, Angie Kuhens and Rae Clayton.
2024 Clear Creek Classic Results
We had a full field of 44 teams to participate in our 2024 Clear Creek Classic. It was hot and humid for both days but we were fortunate enough to dodge the severe weather that was a threat on both days. We did have a brief down pour of rain near the conclusion of the second round.
The BBQ rib plate meal that was served to the golfers at the conclusion of the 1st round was wonderful and it was prepared by Half Time Bar BQ located in Lincoln AL. We held our Calcutta after the meal was served and the Flighting had been established. Pa Pa John’s provided the pizza at the conclusion of the second day of play.
The team of Dusty Ellison, Jordan Anderton and Tragg Tew are our 2024 Clear Creek Classic Champions. They shot a round of 56 on day one and followed it up with a 58 on day two for a winning score of 114. Two teams shot a two day total of 115 to tie for 2nd place. The team of B G Simmons, Bobby McClung and Billy Prentice was awarded 2nd place over the team of Noah Hathorne, Braylin Hathorne and Tanner Wilder. There was a call back beginning with hole #18. Both teams birdied holes 18,17 & 16 but the Simmons team also birdied #15 to decide the call back. Hathorne, Hathorne and Wilder were awarded the 3rd place prize.
In the Championship Flight Calcutta; the team of Moe Bassett, Josh Chapple and Rob Graham took 1st place with a score of 57. There was a tie for 2nd and 3rd place between the teams of Ellison, Anderton & Tew; Rodney Guy, Nathan Fernandez & Myles Fincher; Simmons, McClung & Prentice and the team of Kennon McCarther, David Head and Brooks Friday. They all shot a 58 on day 2. 2nd and 3rd place Calcutta money was divided and split equally between the individuals that purchased each of those four teams.
The 1st Flight winning team was also determined by a call back. The team of Chris Robertson, Corey Baird and Ken Roe tied with Max Whitfield, Nate Whitfield and Jordan Whitfield. Both teams posted a two day score of 123. Robertson’s team birdied #18 while the Whitfields posted a par. Robertson’s team was awarded 1st and the Whitfields came in 2nd.
The Whitfields captured the 1st place prize in the Calcutta with a 2nd day score of 61. We had a three way tie for 2nd place which was divided and split equally again. The teams of Robertson, Baird & Roe Jeff Bullen, Brandon Fincher & Shane Cleckler and William Woo, Blake Woo & Craig Hamilton all fired a 2nd day round of 63 to tie for 2nd place.
In The 2nd flight, the team of Steve Giddens, Paul Woo & Ray Ferguson took 1st place honors in the tournament and the Calcutta. They shot a two day total of 121 to win 1st in the tournament and a 2nd total of 58 to take the Calcutta 1st place prize. The team of Justin Strange, Bradley Lynum and Brian Barrett won 2nd place in both categories. They had a two day total of 123 and a Day 2 score of 60.
The 3rd flight winning team was Cole Fincher, Caeman Jernigan and Collin Sampsell. Their team posted a 66/63 for a 129. 2nd place with a birdie on #18 went to the team of John Harris, Hippie Cleckler and Harry Gaither. Their two day total was 130. The birdie that the Harris team recorded on #18 was the tie breaker to beat out the team of Wayne Mitchell, Ronnie Harkins and Jim Gorman who also posted a 130.
Team Fincher took 1st place in the 3rd Flight Calcutta with a 2nd day score of 63. Team Mitchell and team Harris both posted a 65 to split 2nd place.
The 4th flight winner was the team of Kevin Carpenter, Chuck Daugherty and Mike Sweatman . They posted a 68 on day one and a 60 on day 2 to take 1st place in the tournament and the Calcutta. The team of Jimmy Ray, Brandon Ray and Rush Rutledge claimed the 2nd place prize in both categories with a 68 on day 1 and a 62 on day 2. Sam Willingham, Rae Clayton and Josh Willingham took 3rd place by posting scores of 69/66.
In the final flight the team of Bryan Smith, Ryan Smith and Zach Smith took 1st place by posting a 70/70. 2nd place went to the team of Teri Daugherty, Dana Davis and Terry Pruet. They shot a 70/76 to win the 5th flight/2nd place in the Classic. 2nd place in the Calcutta went to the team of Mike Teal, Piper Teal and Rich Robinson with a 2nd round score of 74.
Our Closest to the pin prizes was provided by the Alpine Bay Golf (Men’s Golf Association) $50 was awarded to each winner. On day 1 Harry Gaither was 1’4” on #4, William Woo was 6’9” on #8, Ray Lineberry was 8’8” on #14 and Mathu Travis was 10” on #17. The day 2 winners were as follows; #4 went to David Head 2’7”, #8 Steve Giddens 4’0”, #14 Chad Driggers 2’4” and #17 went to Dylan Brown 2’8”.
Thanks to all of our Summer Series of tournaments Sponsors and to everyone that participated. A special thanks to the staff and volunteers of Alpine Bay for making this event happen. Ray Ferguson and the course maintenance crew did a fantastic job battling all the rain and lightning damage that we have encountered in the past few weeks. (We never complain about free rainfall). They had the course looking good for the Classic. The men and ladies behind the counter and working the grille/beverage cart also did a fantastic job.
Once again congratulations to all the winners and we look forward to the 2025Clear Creek Classic.
Mathu tried to save the Fireball but had no luck.
2024 July 4 Fireball Results
There were 11 teams in our Fireball dogfight on the morning of July 4. Eleven Fireballs went out but only eight returned to the clubhouse. When a team loses their designated ball, they are eliminated from the Fireball portion of the dogfight.
The team of David Donahoo, Ray Lineberry, Don Hopton Jones and Jamie Kimberly took 1st place in the Fireball event. Their team was +10 over their quota of 22pts for the Fireball. 2nd place went to the taem of Shane Cleckler, Brian Galloway, Kimberly Stubbs and Rae Clayton. They were + 8.5 and 3rd went to Corey Baird, Jan Sweatman, Jeremy Cooper and Matthew Whisman at +3.5.
In the regular dogfight, 1st place was Corey Baird’s team at +21. 2nd place went to the team of Ken Roe, Jason Berry, Mathu Travis and Jimmy Berning at + 20 and 3rd went to Hippie Cleckler, Daniel Leverton, Michele Whisman and Ryan Smith at +14.
Congratulations to all the winners and we look forward to doing it again next year on July 4.