GOLF LA NINERS By Sandy Hockenberry Welcome Fall and welcome back to our members slowly trickling back to our beautiful Lake Ashton. Halloween is coming early to the Niners this year. October 29 is dress up day…if you DARE! Wear your scary/crazy outfits, socks, headgear, jewelry, anything goes! Your putting skills could bring Tricks or Treats, so don’t forget to hit the Putting Green this month. October games will include: October 1 – Throw Out 2 (individual game) – Throw out the two worst holes at the end of round. Low Gross/Low New wins. October 8 – Par 3 Scramble (team game) – A scramble played from the orange flags. October 15 – 2 Best Nets (individual game) – Playing your own ball, take the 2 best net scores on each hole. Lowest total score wins. October 22 – Las Vagas Scramble (team game) – All players are assigned a number 1 – 4. After the tee shot, roll the die – the number rolled determines the drive that must be used. October 29 – Boooo… Individual Low Putts (Halloween Dress Up If You Dare) (individual game) – The lowest number of putts in flights wins. Applications for the 2024 – 2025 season are available at the ProShop. $30 dues and registration application are due by October 1. All members must have a golf membership and dues paid prior to participating in the LA Niners’ league. An application and check for $30.00 must be submitted to the Pro Shop PRIOR to playing. Opening Day celebration is October 1 at the Eagle’s Nest after golf. Great food, fun and prizes! LAMGA By David Kubissa This month’s LAMGA report keys in on highlights from the summer and upcoming events in the fall. Here is the lineup. Olympics competition: In mid-August, after deadline for this article, LAMGA hosted a game honoring the Paris Olympics. Organized by board secretary Jim Shillito and tournament chairman Tim Wayt, the game pitted neighborhood teams against one another. (See photo of winners.) It concluded with a lunch. President’s Cup competition: In mid-September, the league hosted a two-day team event – Red team vs. Blue team – in advance of the President’s Cup that took place in Montreal later in the month. In a tightly contested match, Red edged Blue, 16 ½ points to 15 ½ points. Day 1 included a pre-round breakfast and Day 2 a post-tourney lunch. Sponsor Appreciation Day: The annual sponsor recognition will be held at a luncheon following the Oct. 9 game. Sponsors have been sent invitations to join that day’s round of golf. Members are encouraged to turn out for the lunch. Be on the lookout for a signup sheet on the LAMGA bulletin board. LALGA / LAMGA Tournament: This two-day event on Oct. 29 and 30 will involve four-player teams made up of players from each league. The cost per player is $25, and it includes a lunch on the second day. The format will be a shamble one day and a scramble on the other. The LAMGA board urges its members to represent our league by participating in this exciting event. Red Hoagland Challenge standings: As of the end of August, the leaders are: 1. Doug Hines, $155; 2. Mike Krigelski, $140.20; 3. Alan Gasner, $139.20; 4. Steve Kettells, $128.50. Sponsor salute: Thanks to the following businesses and organizations that contributed to the LAMGA program this year: Art’s Golf Cars, Bargain Carts, Brewer Sales and Service, Performance Golf Carts since 2021, Lake Ashton Golf Management, and Lake Ashton Ladies Golf Association. Pictured: The Gold Medal-winning team in the August Olympics competition game represented the Ashton Club / Berwick neighborhood. The team net was an average of 65.6.
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