SAN FRANCISCO CHINESE GOLF CLUB

2009 32nd INVITATIONAL

October 3 & 4, 2009

 

“It was a dark and stormy day”…..well, it almost felt like that Friday morning October 2 at Rancho Canada, Carmel.  Eleven eager teams assembled to battle it out for the Shaw Pang Challenge cup.  They raised their gauntlets beneath heroic and colorful banners – Man-O-War, Hot Shots, Achievers, Anchorman, S&H Corp., Peking Duck, Cascade Crew, Hayward-Lum Plus.  When the dust of the conflict settled, these teams emerged victorious with bragging rights:

 

            1^st Place Team – The Dragons

                        Bobby Chang, Carol Lee, Lawrence Ma, Avachai Tayjasanat

            2^nd Place Team – SFCGC Girl Wiz

                        Sandra Lo, Carol Cheng, Terri Huang, Areewan Fasudhani

            3^rd Place Team – Sacramento CGC

                        Jessica Yee, Greg Yip, Glen Ginrich, Kenneth Yee

 

At the Invitational Saturday & Sunday, we were greeted with California’s unpredictable summer weather – cloudy, windy, and chilly.  The tee gifts of warm, bright windbreakers were a welcome addition to our wardrobes, thanks to the foresight of Rancho Canada GC.  Hats off to the winners, who conquered the intricacies of Laguna Seca’s greens, Rancho Canada’s tree infested fairways, ball eating barrancas, not to mention the damp weather.

 

Overall Low Gross

            Paul Loui – Dragons GC – 149 Gross

Nick Lombardo Flight

            Low Gross

                        James McGilley – SFCGC – 153 Gross

            1^st Low Net

                        Lawrence Ma – Dragons GC – 140 Net

            2^nd Low Net

                        Bobby Chang –Dragons GC – 146 Net

            3^rd Low Net

                        Wesley Chong – Dragons GC – 148 Net

Shaw Pang Flight

            Low Gross

                        Russell Kwok – SFCGC – 185

            1^st Low Net

                        Manny Chang –Los Angeles CGC – 141 Net

            2^nd Low Net

                        Kenneth Hong – SFCGC – 145 Net

            3^rd Low Net

                        Hugh Lee – Oakland – 147 Net

Poeling Tritasavit Flight

            Low Gross

                        Molly Angeles – Cascade GC - 173 Gross

            1^st Low Net

                        Sandra Lo - SFCGC – 153 Net

            2^nd Low Net

                        Areewan Fasudhani – SFCGC – 156 Net

            3^rd Low Net

                        Setsuko Hayward – Sacramento CGC – 157 Net

Senior Flight

            Harold Suen Golden Hills GC – 147 Net

Closest to Pin

            Laguna Seca – Hole #17 – Setsuko Hayward – Sacramento CGC – 8’ 1”

            Rancho Canada – Hole #16 – Dong H. Zhang 4’ 4”

Most senior man and woman who finished 36 holes

            Eddie Way & Molly Pong – SFCGC

 

An awards dinner capped the weekend’s event at Rancho Canada Fiesta Banquet Room.  Everyone enjoyed the camaraderie and the opportunity of meeting and playing with golfers from clubs near and far.  Our thanks to the tournament co-chairs Russell & Kirby Kwok and their tireless committee for making this an outstanding invitational.  We appreciate everyone for their enthusiastic support of our club’s event.  Thanks to all!