Congratulations to Ken Roe for his hole in one during yesterday’s MGA dogfight. Ken aced the #4, 147yd par 3.
2025 Logan Martin Civitan Scramble results
We had 43 teams to play in our 2025 Logan Martin Civitan scramble. We were blessed with a beautiful day for golf. I trust that all of the teams had a enjoyable experience here at Alpine Bay.
The field was divided into three equally divided flights based on the final scores. The overall best score went to the team of James Otwell and Noah Hathorn with a score of 63. 2nd place went to Randy Burnham and Brandon Fincher. They shot a 64 as did Rodney Guy and Greg Ganser. Burnham and Fincher birdied both 17 & 18 to win the tie breaker.
The 2nd Flight winners were Ray Lineberry and Andy Payant. 2nd place was James Hopper and Mickey Hooten. The 3rd place place team was Moe Bassett and Chris Jones. The 3rd flight winners were Mike Teal and Rich Robertson followed by Percy Jennings and Scott Cramer. Finishing in 3rd place was Bill Cotney and Tommy Vines.
The closest to the pin awards went to Kevin Carpenter on #4, Tommy Dickinson on #8, Percy Jennings on #14 and Randy Burnham on #17.
Each team had the option to purchase tickets for prize drawings. There were plenty of really good prizes given away. The 50/50 cash ticket pot was won by Max Whitfield.
We want to thank all of the local businesses that donated cash and prizes for this charity tournament. These tournaments cannot be successful without your support. We encourage all of our golfers to pay attention to the hole sponsors and to patronize them while doing business in the local area.
Thanks to all the volunteers, our staff here at Alpine Bay and all the golfers that participated.
After contemplating the factors, we have decided to remain closed today. The local forecast calls for very high winds, rain, thunderstorms, lightning, hail and the high potential for tornadoes. We hate to close on Saturdays but for the safety of our customers and staff, we feel that this is the correct decision. The weather forecast is not always correct and hopefully it will not get as bad as forecast but we cannot put our golfers and staff in danger knowing what is being predicted.
We plan to be open again tomorrow morning. Stay safe and pay attention to the weather conditions in your immediate area.
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 55. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Congratulations to Don Hopton Jones.
Don aced #4 while playing in our dogfight on Friday morning March 14.
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.
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow after midnight, mixing with freezing rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Rain, snow and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet before noon, then rain, possibly mixed with snow. High near 36. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night
Rain, possibly mixed with snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
| 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.