Monthly Archives: October 2012

Change to 2013 Golf Tournament

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There will be a new proposal for next year’s SGC summer golf tournament. This one is how to determine the winner of the grand Daddy of them all – the PLAYER of the YEAR. Currently, we have the best 12 of 25 net scores. The new proposal is to switch to a different process called the POINT SYSTEM. You may be familiar with this process as according to Joey C., SGC used to use this process a long time ago.

For a little elaboration this is how it works:

Every time a player plays a tournament, that player is given some number of points based on the player’s standing after each round. The winner of a round gets the full 50 points, 2nd place 40 points, 3rd place 35 points and so on. The points are tallied every game and added to previous rounds. The player with the most number of points at the end of the season is declared Player of the Year.

Example:

Point   System
Place Points Place Points
1st 50 11th 11
2nd 40 12th 10
3rd 35 13th 9
4th 30 14th 8
5th 25 15th 7
6th 20 16th 6
7th 18 17-20th 5
8th 16 21-25 4
9th 14 26-30th 3
10th 12 31th-up 2

Closest to the pin – 10 points that is if you want to include this one. Numbers above are just examples and subject to change

If you are an interested member which SGC knows you are, SGC would like to hear from you. Blog your comments and opinions to this site then bring them all with you to our next meeting together with other proposals that you might think will help our summer past time a fair, enjoyable and competitive affair. Just remember, they all come to nothing if you do not show up and vote.

When is the next meeting did you say? SGC will give notices weeks ahead of time via email as well as by posting on this site.

Banquet Night

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While SGC is hesitant to impose on a member to be an official photographer for our big night, SGC would like to suggest that you bring your own cameras at banquet night. You surely can help the cause by taking pictures vividly at will but please do it with a little discretion. You are invited to be more creative and add more fun if photos can be as spontaneous while catching your oblivious target. All pictures taken are to be sorted later to be posted on our website for your watching leisure. Please feel not to be slighted if some of your photos do not appear on our site as limited space is taken for consideration.

We will see you all at YOUR big night.

Please take note: Consider having a designated driver if you are drinking. SGC would like to see every attendee to be home safely.

Week 25 The Final Scoring

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It was at that time of the year after last Sunday’s game when players lamented by saying “I shoulda, coulda and woulda done something differently to win, if only . . . . . . . . . . .”

There was no doubt for a minute that under substantial pressure someone would upstage everybody in the last round of golf of the year but nobody knew before then who was going to do it.  If you wanted an equitable playing field that showcased a very close competition, well it happened last Sunday at Westview Golf Course. Any time a determined player shows up to tee off with something vital at stake, he not only demonstrates a steady audacity in fending off several players in winning the most coveted award of the year. People might get to think that this is just an insignificant award. We beg to differ and as a matter of fact, we opine the total opposite. We are talking about the PLAYER of the YEAR award. POY award exemplifies the desire and hard work that rewards a player. Sierra Golf Club proudly embraces this year’s POY winner, Sennix Bontigao. It was a convincing step toward Sennix’ first title. It takes a mentally tough golfer to start mediocre and to finish that strong. Hats off to Sennix for persevering in a narrow win that looked like a three way race.

Let’s not forget to give full admiration to the members who competed this year in which without their presence, it is hard to think that our golf’s summer event would be a successful one. SGC offers gratitude to the officers and volunteers who contributed tirelessly with their service and support.

Other Awards:

MOST IMPROVED:  Exhibiting a level of play throughout this summer that steered to the improvement process of one’s personal game, this award deservedly went to Jimmy Manguerrra.

LOW GROSS CHAMPION:  In golf’s lingo, this player embodies the ability to deliver the club face to the ball effectively and consistently resulting to low scores regardless of respective golf handicap. Jimmy Manguerrra no doubt owned this award.

GRAND FINALS CHAMPION:  The likelihood of getting prepared mentally & physically for the last two pressure pack rounds of golf is contingent to giving the player an advantage to scorch the field and the course.  This award was a cinch to Bingoy Pena.

MONTHLY CHAMPIONS:  These players developed tenacity and self-esteem to win monthly honours.

Month 1: Seho Oh

Month 2: Seho Oh

Month 3: Joey Cruz, Saed Jafari, Seho Oh

Month 4: Fred Halili

Month 5: Manny Marquez, Nap Pascual

SUPER SERIES: How could you forget about these players who showed up and played where it counted?

Super Series 1: Joey Cruz

Super Series 2: Levi Mendoza

Super Series 3: Eddie Ilao

Super Series 4: Fred Halili, Bingoy Pena

Super Series 5: Levi Mendoza

EAGLES: Skills or luck? Remember the saying “You have to be lucky and good”. It is both without a doubt. Here are the players who shot an eagle in order of occurrence.

Julio Rodriguez

Jimmy Manguerra

Mike Montilla

Mike Montilla

To sum it all up, another incredible year it has been. We believe that an accolade is in order so SGC and its President Joey Cruz congratulate all the winners and thank all the members for their support. SGC invites all members together with their significant others as well as their other guests to an entertaining banquet night in three weeks’ time. Fine dining is in the offing and you can enjoy the rest of the evening dancing the night away. Watch the posting of award night news and images later on this site.

I’d like to thank my website coordinator predecessors, Paul Honoridez and Julio Rodriguez who not only unselfishly devoted their time doing this for a long period of time but making a full effort to relate all the information necessary that the members could enjoy. Hopefully someday, somehow, someone will take turn doing the very same chore. Looking forward to working again with Rey Plaza, our fund trusted guardian.

It was a pleasure playing with you all. Stay fit and healthy during the winter and spring season.

See you next summer.

Week 24

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Let’s view last Sunday’s round at Kedron Dells as dramatic as the latest Ryder Cup at Medinah. The scoring outset looked as if it was patterned to get high score from the first foursome to low score down to the last foursome. It proved to be true. The foursomes were arranged by the player’s standing in the POY race. The first foursome carded a net of 75, courtesy of Sennix B. & Levi M. of the second foursome. Then came a 74 by Manny M. It was followed by a 71 by Eddie I. who trailed next. A 70 by Bong M. in the next group ascertained to be the one to beat. Wrong. To everyone’s surprise, the next two foursomes of Mar DV. & Nap P. carded a low net of 68. It was at this point that we convinced ourselves that nobody could top this score anymore as there was only one group still playing. Wrong again. Bingoy P. from the last group submitted a lower net score of 67. He also won the back nine while Mar DV. took the front. Bingoy felt that this was a convincing win as he emerged from deep lull to take this event from the very same course he won a few years back.

Closest to the pin: Jimmy M. took both holes 8th & 18th. Guessed he needed this one to pay off most of his betting woes as he posted an unusual high net of 77.

Month 5 contest: Manny M. and Nap P. totalled best three of four net score of 208 tying them for first place. JC M. & Sennix B. knotted third place with 209.

POY news: Musical chairs for the deserving ones involved in this race. With only one game left, most of the players are left outside looking in. Sennix took the outright lead from Joey C. who dropped down to second place. Seho O., remember him? We hope to see him back with his competitive nature that he displayed from the start of this year. He stumbled down to third place. Levi M. admirably climbed to fourth place with Jojo D. sharing fifth place with another player.

Just when you think some things cannot surprise you anymore, well they do. The weather cooperated with the sun out spreading warmth to a bit chilly afternoon. We commend the winners – Bingoy & Mar DV. for buying a round of beer and soft drinks. Also thanks to the “drinking brigade” of JC M., Manny M., Seho O., Levi M., Jojo D., and Saed J. who happened to bring bags of chips for supplanting the flow of beer while we were watching the Ryder Cup at the clubhouse’s cafeteria. Once again, SGC appreciates the assistance of Don D. characteristically for collecting the ‘fund’ from last Sunday.

With so much riding on a win come this Sunday, players who are not contending in some of the prized contests can still redeem themselves by winning the big one – the Super Series 5. This is a vindication that strongly diminishes your year will go unrewarding.

Bring your ‘A’ game next week at Westview!