Dec. 6 scramble tournament hosted 47 players

Scramble director Steve Moody put on a tournament attended by 47 golfers of different handicaps and skills. Seven teams of eight, and one team of five, teed off at 7:30 a.m. and played a best ball scramble for 18 holes. Included in the play were six circle hole challenges and two closest-tothe- pin contests.

Each player on the teams was required to use three of his or her drives as the best shot and then everyone played best ball until the ball went in the hole. This rule required properly choosing the correct initial drive to play allowing for different abilities of the team, difficulty of the future holes, and number of holes left.

After three and a half hours under a beautiful sunny sky, Team 8 (Rolando Ramirez, Ryan Hong, Eullia Kim, Darry Holten and Steve Kang) took first place with a 10 under round. Tied for second place was Team 4 (Alan Sewell, Janice Turner, Young Lee, Nina DeRosa, Kevin Lindstedt and Kay Hong) and Team 6 (Ron Steele, Dale Williamson, Jane Song, Bill Zurn, Jack Haskins and Ben Benjamins) at 9 under. Tied for third place was Team 5 (Mark Rice, Won Song, Tom Owens, Bruce Bowles, Scott Tuchfarber and Joyce Basch) and Team 1 (Linda Herman, Byron Schweitzer, Ann Tran, Marv Jones and Liz Meripol) at 8 under. Team 7 took fourth place at 6 under, and Teams 2 and 3 tied for fifth at 5 under.

Closest to the pin on the second hole was Dennis Jensen, and Byron Schweitzer was closest on the 11th. Additionally, there were 12 circle holes.

This type of tournament has been held numerous times in the past and all players have had great fun, especially since they sometimes played with individuals they had not met before. Camaraderie and friendships between the players grew as the round progressed with great encouragement for drives and putts. The players look forward to the next time with anticipation.

—Dave LaCascia