The SBRMGA enjoyed two days of wonderful golf, one featured ideal weather, the other was a windy beast, and 134 golfers giving it their all in pursuit of golf glory as the SaddleBrooke Ranch 2025 Member-Member champion.
When it was all said and done, one team stood high above the rest. Brian Baker and Eric Taylor finished 16 under par, three strokes better than Tom Graham and Dale Lythjohan. Congratulations to Brian and Eric, our 2025 SBRMGA Member-Member Champions!
Flight Winners
Augusta: Mark Hutfliess and Todd Pratt tied with Rick Newberg and Mark Sitek for top honors at 9 under par. Third place went to Tom First and Jim Rodine who were one shot back at -8.
Pebble Beach: Mick Borm and Joe Valancius took top honors at -11. The silver went to Tom Merrick and Rob Ortega at -9 and Ron Smothermon and Kevin Voreis grabbed the bronze at -8.
Pinhurst: Brian Baker and Eric Taylor blew away the field at -16. A distant second were Greg Byrne and Bill Penaluna at -6. Third place was grabbed by Wayne Adams and John Huard at -5.
Riviera: Our former SBRMGA President Tom Graham teamed up with Dale Lythjohan to win the flight at -13. Paull Knott and Marvin Soskil tied with Dave Cacci and Mike McManus for second place with scores of 9 under.
Closest to the Pin
Day 1
Hole 2: John Huard
Hole 5: Steve Franklin
Hole 12: Tim Rogerson
Hole 14: Bill Hawk
Day 2
Hole 2: Ed Gilchrist
Hole 5: Brian Baker
Hole 12: Carl Pfeiffer
Hole 14: Chuck McGrady
Thanks to the following who made this such a success:
Tim Schaal—Special Events Chair. Tim worked tirelessly communicating to the MGA, organizing the pairings (which was ever changing); putting out the team sheets; and so much more. Tim personally recognized Jack Dyck and Paul Berry, who sat in the Special Events chair the previous two years, for the knowledge they shared, and their encouragement all along the way. He also recognized the help that Mick Borm and Jack gave as a great sounding board to bounce ideas off them, reviewing various documents and correspondence, and encourage Tim every step of the way.
Special mention goes to the following:
Sam Rossi, for doing all the work related to our wonderful post-tournament luncheon. Feeding 134–plus men after almost five hours of golf is no easy task, and Sam excelled in getting all the hungry golfers fed!
Rod Linville, who was on call both days to answer any rules questions. He received a few inquiries, and was able to quickly provide the proper interpretation of the rules.
Mike Jahaske, for his continued leadership of our course and his willingness to work with us every step of the way to make the Member-Member tournament a success.
Ken Steinke, the master of Golf Genius. Together with Tim they reviewed every scorecard and made sure every score was correct so that the results were accurate. Ken also was responsible for displaying the tournament results on a big screen at the end of play.
Alan Ness, photographer, for being available to take the many photos of the event.
Upcoming MGA Special Events
The Updegraff Cup, which is our annual club championship, will be held April 9 and 10. Those wishing to compete for the club championship must have played in at least 8 regular Thursday events over the past year.
The Ryder Cup on May 14, 15, and 22.
More details will be coming soon on each of these events.