Fore You: Valley golf scene 6/18

Happenings around the Valley for the local golfer

This is a weekly list of tournament results, upcoming events and other news from golf courses around the Valley, compiled with the assistance of Bill Finn. Submissions can be emailed to billfnn@yahoo.com or sports@fresnobee.com.

Upcoming major tournaments

NCGA points events noted with an asterisk. Some tournaments are either for junior players or are the annual tournaments that might be fun for gallery.

Saturday-Sunday: Fresno County Amateur, 36 holes at Belmont CC, (559) 251-5076, ext. 13.

July 14-15: Lemoore City Amateur*, 36 holes at Lemoore GC, (559) 924-9658.

Aug. 3-4: Kings River Open, 36 holes at Kings River CC, (559) 897-2077.

Sept. 1-3: Riverbend’s Outlaw Cup*, 54 holes at Riverbend GC, (559) 432-3020.

Sept. 1-2: Visalia City Championship*, 36 holes at Valley Oaks GC, (559) 651-1441.

Sept. 17-18: NCGA Valley Championship*, 36 holes at Riverbend GC, (559) 432-3020.

Nov. 3-4: Tulare County Fourball*, 36 holes at Valley Oaks GC, (559) 651-1441.

Dec. 1-2: Fresno City Fourball*, 36 holes at Riverside GC, (559) 275-5900.

Airways GC

Results: SIR branch 179 championship. First Flight — 1, Calderwood, Ken 179 (net) 61 (score); 2, Crew, Leroy 179 65; 3, Soliday, Dennis 179 65; 4, Oller, Ben 179 66; 5, Russo, Joe 179 68; 6. Nagai, Edward 179 72; 7, Ohde, Brian 179 72; 8, Ratliff, Charlie 179 78. Second Flight — 1, Daly, Art 179 65; 2. Nishida, Milton 179 65; 3, Schmidt, Lloyd 179 65; 4, Rutherford, Dean 179 72; 5, Yick, Harold 179 75; 6, Martin, Charlie 179 76; 7, Degiovanni, Rich 179 79. Third Flight — 1, Garth, Marshall 179 63; 2, Anderson, Mo 179 65; 3, Hansen, Doug 179 68; 4, Preheim, Butch 179 69; 5, Wathen, Donald 179 69; 6, Smith, Gale 179 71.

Belmont CC

Upcoming: Saturday and Sunday, the 19th Fresno County Amateur, 18 holes with shotgun tee time on opening day, followed by 18 from first tee on day 2, Tony@VerifiedServiceReports.com. … July 1, Firecracker Tournament and lunch, 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. … July 6, Make A Wish tournament and dinner, 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. … July 12, SIR branch 169, 8 a.m. shotgun start. … July 13, New Covenent tournament and dinner, noon shotgun start. … July 19, Elvis Dinner, 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. show. Call (559) 251-5076, ext. 15, for reservations. … July 26 SIR branch 179, 9 a.m. shotgun start.

Results: Men’s Invitational, overall two-day winners. First Flight — 1, Ed Teal, Mitch Mendenhall, Don Younger; 2, Duane Hayes, Randy Peterson, Clint Jones; 3, Juan Gonez, Ray Garcia, Stacy Sheiw; 4, Brian Watkins, Jeff Berrios, Ryan Brock-Jones; 5, Richard Merritt, Mike Fulco, Austin Beatty. Second Flight — 1, James Culbertson, David Molina, Waine Alto; 2, Dave Cameron, Bill Luce, Jerry Toenyes; 3, Michael Humphrey, Dick Merritt, Ken Oxborrow; 4, Thomas Dewey, Bret Dewey Sr., Bret Dewey Jr.; 5, Rick Hoffman, Doyle Sewell, Mike Jeffus. Long Drive — Junior Flight, Thomas Dewey, 330 yards; Senior Flight, Bill Storey, 298 yards.

Pheasant Run GC

Results: SIR branch 179 tournament on June 12. Closest to pin No. 4 — Lloyd Schmidt. First Flight — 1, Ken Calderwood (net 179) score 61; T2, Leroy Crew (179) 65; Dennis Soliday (179) 65; 3, Ben Oller (179) 66; 4, Joe Russo (179) 68; T5, Edward Nagel (179) 72; Brian Ohde (179) 72; 6, Charlie Ratliff (179) 78. Second Flight — T1, Art Daly (179) 65; Milton Nashida (179) 65; Lloyd Schmidt (179) 65; 4, Dean Rutherford(179) 72; 5, Harold Yick (179) 75; 6, Charlie Martin (179) 76; 7, Rich Degioranni (179) 79. Third Flight — 1, Garth Marshall (179) 63; 2, Mo Anderson (179) 65; 3, Doug Hansen (179) 68; T4, Butch Preheim (179) 69; T4, Donald Wathen (179) 69. Two-man teams. First Flight — 1, M. Castle/C.Pepper 52; 2, Art Daly/D.Solidad 55; 3, R.Jones/G.Rodriguez 56; 4, T Lean/ S Nappe 58; T5, K.Calderwood/R.McClain 62; B.Dickson/C.Nakayama 62. Second Flight — 1, C.Ratliff/L.Schmidt 54; 2, R.Grigsby/J.Long 55; 3, B.Puheim/Draw 56; 4, J.Russo/ M. Garth 57; 5, B.Ohde/H.Yick 61. Third Flight — 1, W.Schwartz/G.Smith 56; T2, M.Nishida/T.Boosalis 62; J.Dennis/F.Ketchem 62; 4, J.Marshall/G.Parker 63; 5, D.Hansen/D.Wathen 67.

Riverbend GC

Upcoming: Wednesday, NCGA Amateur Qualifier, 8 a.m. tee times … Thursday, SIR branch 159 tournament, 8 a.m. shotgun tee time … Thursday, Riverbend Women’s club blind partners tournament; 8 a.m. shotgun tee time. … Friday, Peoples Church golf tournament, 8 a.m. shotgun tee time, public welcome to fill open times. Call pro shop to check on availability. Course opens to regular tee times at 1:30 p.m.

Results: EWGA Chapter Championship, June 9. Championship Scramble — 1, Keri Lee, Norma Peratt, Pat Stearns, Donna Van Grouw. Fun Scramble — 1, Tammy Bettencourt, Jami De Santiago, Kathy Mc Kenna, Pat Thomason. First Flight — First low gross, Caroline Smith; First low net, Jenny King-Bates. Second Flight — First low gross, Jody Asher; First low net, Denice Chambers. Third Flight — First low gross, Kathleen Hunt; First low net, Kathy Gannon. Fourth Flight — First low gross, Mary Moore; First low net, Bobbi Hanada.

River Park Golf Center

Mommy/Daddy and Me Class: 10 a.m. Friday for ages 3-6. Cost: $20 per class.

Junior camps: June 25-28, July 9-12, July 25-28 and August 6-9, 9 a.m.-noon. On the first three days, campers learn fundamentals of putting, chipping, pitching, bunker play and the full swing. On the fourth day, campers play nine holes with an instructor. A pizza party follows. Details: (559) 448-9467 or riverparkgolf.com.

Beat the heat: River Park Golf Center offers covered hitting stations. Stay cooler by hitting range balls under cover all summer long.

Riverside GC

What’s new: Get Golf Ready is a program designed to teach the skills needed to play enjoyable golf after just a few short lessons. Lessons are scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursdays (July 5, 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 2); 5:30 p.m. Fridays (July 6, 13, 20, 27 and Aug. 3); and 10 a.m. Saturdays (July 7, 14, 21, 28 and Aug. 4). Details: Pro shop at (559) 275-5900 or email Riverside GC kberry@playriverside.com.

Sherwood Forest

Results: SIR branch 159 tournament on June 7. Closest to pin — No. 4, 1, Joe Hushek, 6-11; 2, Charlie Jaurique, 10-9. No. 15, 1, Mike Williamson, 5-0; 2, Larry Daniels, 9-5. First Flight — 1, Joe Hushek net 65; 2, Carl Merz net 67; 3, Joe Montejano net 69. Second Flight — 1, Rich Zanarini net 65; 2, George Rodriguez net 66; 3, Joe Russo net 67. Third Flight — 1, Rich Colby net 58; 2, Vic Froehmer net 63; 3, Dell Kerns net 64. Fourth Flight — 1, Larry Psaltis net 63; 2, Leroy Foote net 64; 3, Nick Fierro net 64.

Member/guest tournament: First Flight — 1, Waine Aalto/Jim Pacini 55; 2, Rick Lee/Mike Emerzian 58; 3, Darrin Viers/Chelley Viers 59; 4, Rudy Guadiana/Mickey Taylor 60. Second Flight — 1, Benito Hernandez/Jerry Murray 55; 2, Scott Reyes/Dave Scott 59; 3, Ken Kimura/Dave Cooley 60; 4, Ken Phillips/Bob Sultenfuss 61. Callaway Flight — 1, Jared Costales/Dean Huss 59; 2, James Ghoslin/Jeremy Ghoslin 60; 3, Mike Severson/Gregg Collins 60; 4, Jack Paxton/Steve Barnett 61; 5, Steve Slate/Chris Slate 61; 6, Randy Asher/Jodie Asher 62; 7, Brad Asher/Andre Lopez 62. Closest to hole — No. 4 Dave Cooley. No. 13 Lee King. No. 15 Lee King. No. 17 Chelley Viers. Horse Race winners — 1, Chris Topjian/Chuck Topjian; 2, Rick Lee/Mike Emerzian

Upcoming: Wednesday, SIR branch 169 tournament, shotgun tee time at 8 a.m. … July 15, beat the club champ and NCGA individual net amateur qualifying.

Sierra Meadows CC

Upcoming: From June to November, Sierra Meadows will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a $25 rate on the 25th of each month (regular $55 weekday, $65 weekend). Advance reservations required. Call the Pro Shop for more information or tee times. Sierra Meadows also has opened a 50-site RV Park next door with free hookups, showers, restrooms, coin-op laundry and free WiFi.

Sunnyside CC

Results: USGA Junior Amateur Qualifier on June 11, top two advanced. — 1, Victor Ponte, Camarillo, 69-72–141; 2, Maverick McNealy, Portola Valley, 70-73–143; T3, Nicholas Ounesavath, Fresno, 67-77–144; Tanner Hughes, Livermore, 69-75–144; Jeffrey Yamaguchi, Fresno, 72-72–144; T6, Daniel Connolly, San Francisco, 72-73–145; Patrick Kim, Pleasanton, 76-69–145; T8, Ryan Han, Hollister, 74-73–147; Sean Duckering, Clovis, 73-74–147; 10, Ryan Corbin, Fresno, 76-72–148; T11, Matthew Walling, Camarillo, 72-77–149; James Trevino, Fresno, 74-75–149.

Hole-in-one: Sunnyside CC member Tony Aluisi aced the 160-yard 13th with a 6 iron last week.

USGA

Upcoming: Wednesday, USGA rules seminar, 6 p.m., presented by Ron Read, director of regional affairs (West), USGA. No cost. RSVP, Nanci Mathers, EWGA Handicap Chair, (559) 288-7316 or golfgal@pacbell.net.