MGA Matchplay winners Bob Smyth, Tim Baker, Mike Movies, Greg Byrne
Andy Bolland
The SaddleBrooke Ranch Men’s Golf Association (SBRMGA) held their Match Play Tournament over 36 holes—18 played on July 17 and 18 played on July 24. A total of 64 golfers, divided into four different flights of 16, participated in the event.
After day one, eight golfers in each flight advanced to the winners brackets.
The following golfers were in the winners bracket after day 1:
Woods Bracket: Dan Anderson; Tim Baker, Patrick Fancher, Bruce Fink, Franc Haap, Todd Pratt, Jim Strachan, Kevin Voreis
Nicklaus Bracket: Dave Allison, Phil Bartko, Bruce Crawford, Steve Laak, Greg Leben, Bill Penaluna, Tim Schaal, Bob Smyth
Palmer Bracket: Greg Byrne, Tom Graham, Rich Hanson, Dave Hansel, Ken McMullen, Matt Nelson, Troy Peterson, Jim Rasmussen
Snead Bracket: Bill Albu, Dick Burrill, Jeff Hansen, Bill Mihal, Mike Movius, Prag Shah, Jeff Silver, Steve Schneck
Day 2 championship match results:
Woods Bracket: Tim Baker defeated Dan Anderson 3 & 1 to win the championship. Jim Strachan took third place with a 1 up victory over Franc Happ.
Nicklaus Bracket: Bob Smyth defeated Greg Leben 3 & 1 to win the championship. Bruce Crawford took third place with a 2 & 1 victory over Bill Penaluna.
Palmer Bracket: It took Greg Byrne 10 holes to defeat Tom Graham to win the championship. Rich Hanson took third place with a 1 up victory over Matt Nelson.
Snead Bracket: Mike Movius needed 11 holes to best Prag Shah to take top honors. Jeff Silver took third place with a 3 & 2 victory over Bill Mihal.
Congratulations to Tim Baker, Bob Smyth, Greg Byrne, and Mike Movius—our 2025 SaddleBrooke Ranch Men’s Golf Association Match Play champions!
The nine-hole match format was a huge success as we were able to complete the tournament in only two Thursdays. Thanks go to our Special Events Chair Tim Schaal who worked tirelessly putting out the various matches, updating the results, and entering the scores. Without Tim this tournament would not have been possible.