Special Report: "2021: The Year in Review"
Now that the 2021 Golf Year is behind us, let's take a brief look
back at some of the highlights that took place during the year:
1. Our Membership grew to 214 Members (20 +/- on the waiting list)
2. We had 4 Holes in 1 during the year:
a. Dennis Orrock: Dec 17, 2020 #13
b. Mike Knight: Jan. 4, 2021 #5
c. Steve Walden: June 7, 2021 #17
d. Buck Jeans: June 21, 2021 #5
3. We had 2 “Eagles” reported on Par 4’s
a. April 5th: Larry Naumann #15
b. Sept. 27th: Mike Knight #12
4. Our Top 10 Money Winners for 2021 were:
1. Gavin Hamilton $ 128 (A Club Record)
2. Gary Walin $ 82
3. Rich Kirby $ 66
4. Steve Walden $ 65
5. Harvey Harris $ 55
6. Greg Wolter $ 55
7. Roland Hudgins $ 54
8. Mark Vanvakaris $ 54
9. Jack Clements $ 53
10. Barry Bardo $ 52
5. Our Club Champions for 2021 were:
a. Low Gross: Pete Althof
b. Low Net "A" Flight: Gavin Hamilton
c. Low Net "B" Flight: Myles Monroe
d. Low Net "C" Flight: Greg Wolter
e. "Super Srs" Low Gross: Jim Susha
f. "Super Srs" Low Net: Buck Jeans
6. Our Match Play Champions for 2021 were:
a. Bracket 1: Bob Szejn
b. Bracket 2: David Specter
c. Bracket 3: Frank Zych
d. Bracket 4: Hugh Clabaugh
7. Our Best Scores of the Year were:
a. Low Gross:
69: Pete Althof Gavin Hamilton
70: Mike Knight Randy Hart Gary Scott Dave Stoltz
Pete Althof
71: Gary Scott (3) Mike Knight (2) Vince Jimenez
Rich Kirby Gavin Hamilton
72: Dave Stoltz (3) Randy Hart (2) Duane Koyano
Gavin Hamilton (2) Gary Scott (3) Gary Walin
Pete Cosenza Chris Vanderveen Jeff Davies
b. Best Low Net Scores:
59: Pete Cosenza
60: Mark Vanvakaris
61: Tom Brubaker Mark Vanvakaris
62: Myles Monroe Larry Owens Rick Underwood
Chuck Galvin
63: Jeff Margulies
64: Mark Vanvakaris (3) Robert Rada Larry Mueller
Gavin Hamilton David Frost Carl Jarrett Herb Schwind
Doug O’Rourke
65 Arnie Moser Bob Szejn Dave Laubacher Bill Gohlke
Frank Gankas Mike Young Pete Ross Steve Walden
Myles Monroe Pete Althof Gavin Hamilton Dennis Choquette
66: Jeff Margulies Bob Szejn (2) Bob Brisbine Del Hanson
Jeff Baarstad Barry Bardo (2) Dennis Orrock Myles Monroe
Rick Underwood Joel Gershon Sid Frank Frank Gankas
David Frost Jeff Kaplowitz Jerry Renelli (2) Carl Lauten
Len Borggrebe Dean Immel Rick Masterson Gavin Hamilton
Dan Ballard Bill Kane Jack Bozajia Pete Cosenza Craig Alton
Dan Culton
c. Our Best 4 Man Scramble Scores (Gross) were:
58: Bill Kane John Oxford John Vigiano Val Mayer
Dave Stoltz Rich Kirby Steve Walden Vince Jimenez
59: Dave Stoltz Rich Kirby Steve Walden Vince Jimenez
Gavin Hamilton Randy Hart Mike Bell Gary Scott
Frank Gankas Joel Gershon Mike Young
Carl Jarrett Bill Custer Gary Walin Craig Adams
60: Gavin Hamilton Randy Hart Larry Owens Mike Bell
Carl Rhoads Buck Jeans Bob Szejn Hal Grant
Mike Knight Barry Bardo Carl Lauten
Jeff Polan Jim Susha Bill Wood Don Hall
61: Jeff Polan Jim Susha Duane Koyano
Arnie Moser Larry Mueller Craig Adams
Dave Specter Craig Peterman Jerry Renelli Eddie Sierra
Rich Kirby Steve Walden Vince Jimenez
Mike Knight Ron Gudgeon Joel Godfrey Barry Bardo
Gavin Hamilton Randy Hart Larry Owens Mike Bell
Dave Stoltz Rich Kirby Steve Walden Vince Jimenez
d. Our Best 4 Man Scramble Scores (Net) were:
39: Jack Clements Charlie Caspary Greg Wolter Dominick Bruno
40: Jack Clements Charlie Caspary Greg Wolter Gene Blythe
43: Jack Clements Charlie Caspary Greg Wolter Dominick Bruno
Jack Clements Charlie Caspary Greg Wolter Jim Rivas
44: Roland Hudgins Ken Boyd Robert Sanchez Danny Russell
46: Jack Clements Charlie Caspary Gene Blythe Dominck Bruno
Mark Vanvakaris Iain O’higgins Dan Ballard Barry Bardo
47 Roland Hudgins Ken Boyd Robert Sanchez Harvey Harris
Jack Clements Greg Wolter Dominic Bruno
Greg Mathews Bob Brisbine Tom Brubaker Craig Alton
Charlie Caspary Greg Wolter Gene Blythe
48: Richard Slyker Rick Riley Pete Ross Don Franke
Manny Centeno Larry Mueller Mike Greenslate Jim Knapp
Jim Mainland John Hislar John Palmer Pat Gunning
8. The 2021 Ventura Cup was held for the first time in 3 years. Our Team, led
by Captains John Dudik and Jeff Kaplowitz, consisted of the following
players: Kevin Rennie, Dave Stoltz, Michael Simon, Bill Kane,
Gavin Hamilton, Gary Walin, Randy Hart, Gregory Harrison,
Lindsay Wellman, Theo Fallati, Jeff Polan, Brad Zlomke, Eddie Sierra,
Robert Skillin, David Specter, Brien Fitzgerald, Phil Williamson,
Jeff Margulies, Mike Bell, Buck Jeans, Steve Walden, Harvey Harris,
Iain O’Higgins, Mike Knight, and Rich Kirby.
9. “Out of Town” Tournaments (Arranged by Jeff Margulies)
a. Moorpark Country Club. Jan. 21st. 32 Players. 2 Man Partners Best Ball.
Great Weather, Great Course, Fun Day!!
b. Ojai Valley Inn. April 29th. 51 Players. 2 Man Partners Best Ball.
Hot Day, but Great Course and another Fun Day!
c. Sandpiper Golf Course. Aug. 19th. 40 Players. 2 Man Best Ball.
Unfortunately Cancelled due to poor course conditions.
10. Our 2021 Scholarship Recipient was Liliana Ramos
who played on the Girls Golf Team at Ventura H.S
She is attending Ventura College and will play golf for
Moorpark’s Women’s Golf team. VC does not have a
Women’s Golf Program.
11. We are Grateful for the Friendship and Wonderful
Memories of our departed Member in 2021:
a. Jay Balter Oct. 16th
12. On Sept. 13, 2021, Don Nicksay was recognized for his 25 years
of outstanding service and dedication to the Olivas Links Senior
Men’s Golf Club. During that time he served in practically all of the
Board positions, but primarily as our Membership Chair, Secretary,
Treasurer and putting out our Membership Booklet each and every
Year. Thank you, again, Don, for being such an integral part of our
Club for so many years!!
13. We want to thank our 2021 Board Members who kept
everything running so smoothly.
a. Alan McIntosh (President & Tournament Chair)
b. John Dudik (V. P., Handicap, Rules, Social, Match Play, V. Cup)
c. Don Nicksay (Secretary)
d. Del Hanson (Treasurer)
e. Jeff Kaplowitz (Membership Chair, Match Play, V. Cup, Social)
f. Paul Fridrich (Scholarship Chair /Social Committee)
g. Jeff Margulies (Out of Town Tournament Chair)
h. Dennis Orrock (Scholarship Committee)
i. Bill Phillips (Past President Emeritus)
**And Special Thanks to Richard Adam, our Web-Master for the great job he
does keeping Our Website up to date. (Https://seniorsatolivas.webs.com )
14. Rain Outs & Cancellations
a. Mon. Dec. 28th: Rain
b. Tues. Jan. 19th: Heavy Winds
c. Mon. Jan 25th: Heavy Winds
d. Mon. March 15th: Heavy Winds
e. Mon. Oct. 25th: Rain
15. Miscellaneous Trivia:
a. Dec. 1, 2020: Players in the 1st & 2nd Flight now have the
option to play from the White or Blue Tees (New Policy)
b. Dec. 7, 2020: Powerful Santa Anna Winds 25-30+ mph
greeted our players during our 1st tournament of the year!
Just 46 players completed their rounds!
c. Jan. 19th & Jan. 25th: Golf cancelled 2 consecutive weeks due
to exceptionally heavy winds (25-35 mph)
d. March 8th: While the front 9 was being “aerated”, 74 players
played a “Special” 9 Hole Tournament on the back 9.
“Best 9” counted toward prize money.
e. On Sept. 20th, 92 year old Bill Wood shot an “80”, net “68”. An
inspiration to us all!!!
f. Oct. 11th: Our first ever Match Play Championship began!!!
16. Important Policy Changes over the past 3 years: (Review)
a. New Hole in 1 Policy
Effective March 11, 2019, the Club will pay out a
flat $100 to any member who records a Hole in 1
during tournament play.
b. The White Tee Box at #16 was moved up from
441 yds to approximately 400 yds
c. Membership “Temporary Freeze” Announced June 15, 2020
to take effect July 1, 2020. “Active” Membership will be limited
to approximately 200 “Active” Members as determined
by SCGA, in order to keep the Club manageable and
enjoyable for both the Membership and Administration.
d. A “Waiting List” was established and quickly filled to 20
rospective members. These players were invited to play
each week as “floaters” to fill in spots, subject to
availability
17. Membership Renewals
a. Membership Renewal notification is now handled by both
SCGA and our Membership Chair, Jeff Kaplowitz. You will
be notified that it is time to renew 1-2 months in advance
with follow-ups as needed.
b. When you get your renewal notice, you may renew directly with
SCGA using a credit card or write a check for $80 made out to
the OLSMGC and mail to our Membership Chairman:
Jeff Kaplowitz
3112 Lisbon Ln
Oxnard Ca. 93036
18. Free Lifetime Membership Policy
a. On Sept. 10, 2018, The Board of Directors
voted unanimously to offer Free Lifetime
Memberships to all Active Members who are
90+ years of age or will be turning 90 in the
coming year. The goal is to recognize
these gentlemen for showing to all the rest
of us that Golf is indeed a Lifetime Sport and
to thank them for being an inspiration to the
rest of us to keep playing as long as we are
able!!
b. The Olivas Management has joined us by
offering Free Carts to each of our recipients
during Olivas Srs. Tournament Play.
c. The following Active Members have been given
Free Lifetime Memberships:
1. Herb Rose
2. Jay Hillman
3. Rod Ibers
4. Bill Wood
5. Ron Kolar
6. Don Nicksay
7. Bill Phillips
8. Others??
19. Finally We want to thank the Olivas Management
and their Staff for always being so welcoming to us
each Monday morning and a special thanks to the
Course Maintenance Crew for the great job they do
keeping our Golf Course in such good shape year
round!!
Many Thanks to everyone for another Great Year!! Let's
all work together to make 2022 our Best Year Ever!!
Alan McIntosh
President & T. Director
Dec. 1, 2021
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