The Niner’s held their annual Member-Guest Tournament on July 30th & 31st. This year’s theme was “Let’s Flamingo,” and foursomes planned their outfits and went all out with their best flamingo inspired attire.
The two day event kicked off on Wednesday evening with a lively putting contest where everyone gathered in a circle and on the count of three, putted their balls toward the hole. With over 60 golf balls in play, the excitement was high to see whose ball made it in! Congratulations to Brenda McNabb who took home the win with a solo victory.
After the putting contest, the ladies headed out for a four-person scramble. Nine groups started on the front nine, and 8 groups started on the back nine. The evening concluded with cocktails, appetizers and the always popular “Putt for Wine” challenge – hit the wine bottle and you win a bottle of wine!
Day two began with a delicious buffet breakfast, team foursome photos, raffle items and a silent auction. Adding to the fun, husbands served as caddies with each foursome having a helpful guide to offer hints and suggestions throughout the day. The format was called “cha-cha-cha” with the best net ball recorded on a “cha” hole, the two best net scores were counted on a “cha-cha” hole and on a “cha-cha-cha” hole the three best net scores were recorded.
Both days also featured cocktail stations out on the course, perfect spots to pause, refresh and enjoy a nice drink with friends.
Day 1 – Scramble Format Winners
Flight #1
1st place – Channing Azzolino, Keri Spanier, Shelly Foster &
Andrea Vomund
Flight #2
1st place – Leslie Sprague, Keri O’Reily, Annette Costello &
Betsy Jacob
Day 2 ChaChaCha Format Winners
Flight #1
1st Place – Barbara Wickham, Susan Baurenfeind, Aly Baker
Flight #2
1st Place – Etienne Melcher, Linda McColgan & Shirley Lowe
On Course Contest Winners
Day 1 – Most Accurate Drive, Hole #3 – Denise Mallozzi &
Hole #15 – Andrea Vomund
Day 2 – Closest to the Pin, Hole #7 – Jennifer Schulte & Hole
#16 Jan Lind
Most Accurate Drive, Hole #3 – Ruth Chantland
Most Accurate Drive, Hole #15 – Etienne Melcher
A heartfelt thank you to Channing Azzolino and her amazing committee – Helen Tarantino, Leigh Bultman, Lil Giovanzana, Linda McColgan, Shelley Foster, Wendy Eschner, Annette Costello and Leslie Sprague for all their hard work in making the invitational an outstanding success. Your time, effort and dedication were truly appreciated. Special thanks to Marlene Williamson for handling registration on both days, Carol Gray for enthusiastically selling mulligans and keeping the fun going and Dave Davis for capturing the memories taking pictures throughout the event. We would also like to extend our thanks to the wonderful husbands & BCC golf staff who served as caddies: Scott Sprague, Larry McNabb, Ted Magg, Kent Baker, Doug Wickham, Bill Bump, George Pereira, Brad Inloes, Paul Kuelz, Jon Ziegler, Brian Brake, Kevin Sullivan, Will Pickering & Ron Olds. The bartenders serving drinks on the course were Scott Sprague, Steve Foster, Gary Costello, Lance Perry, Tom Jacobs and Abigail Sprague. Your support and good humor added so much to the experience. A big thank to Will Park and Andrew Brown for your expertise, enthusiasm and presence to make this event even more memorable! Many thanks to the wonderful and hardworking staff at Blackhawk – we truly appreciate all that you do. It takes a village to make an event a success.
By Fran Davis