2024 Tournament Results

Via Verde Country Club

September 21 , 2024

Via Verde proved to be an extremely challenging course for everyone.  Men played from the Blues which added to its difficulty.  High scores were the norm.  How difficult was it?  The winning net score was a 75 and only seven managed to break 80!  Most common complaint was that the course was in very poor condition, especially for a private golf course.  The fairways were not maintained, the rough was thick and came into play often, there was mud or bare spots on the fairways, the bunkers lacked adequate sand, and whether you were in the fairway or in the rough, you had to worry about your ball ending up in a hole (not the one on the green!).  Best part of the Via Verde experience was the large bucket of range balls provided, their clubhouse and the weather.

We had only 22 golfers including one guest, David Yanamura (Mike Ikeda), due to two last minute cancellations.  This was our smallest turnout of the season.  The par 3’s were very challenging.  Only a few golfers were able to hit the greens and only 3 of the 4 Greenies were won.  Nigel Parker had the closest Greenie when he ended up 30” in front of the hole.  He sank his putt for a birdie!  Michael Ha continued to play well and scored in almost every category. 

This month’s early bird winner is Patrick Hanoa.  He got 20 points for having his name pulled and his entry postmarked before the registration deadline. 

Results:                                                                                 

Tournament Champion – Ray Cox (75).  Second – Michael Ha (76)

Low Net Front – Ted Suekawa (34) – 29 points.  Craig Ogawa, Patrick Hanoa & Andy Sayakhot (37 tie) – 4 points each. 

Low Net Back – Michael Ha (38) – 29 points.  Al Lum (40) – 12 points.

Low Net Total – Michael Ha (76) –  52 points.  Ted Suekawa (77) – 22 points.  Ray Cox would have won but did not enter!

Low Gross – Michael Ha (82) – 6 points. 

Long Drive (Men) – Ron Kienast – 8 points

Long Drive (Women) – Linda Cox – 2 points.  Linda was the only one who entered.  It’s a good thing that she hit the fairway!  She also won last month! 

Low Putts – Michael Ha & Russell Tagawa (29 tie) – 7 points each. 

Greenies (3 of 4) – Andy Sayakhot (#3), Russell Tagawa (#11), Nigel Parker (#13) -- 26 points for each Greenie.  No one won a Greenie on #9.

Gross Skins (9: 5 birdies & 4 pars) – Brian Ito (#1 birdie & 7 par), Ray Cox (#4 par), Michael Ha (#5 birdie & 12 birdie), Patrick Hanoa (#6 birdie), David Yanamura, guest (#13 par), Russell Tagawa (#15 birdie & 17 par) -- 20 points for each Skin. 

Net Skins (8: 2 Eagle! 5 birdies, 1 par) – Dennis Loput (#1 birdie & 18 par), Craig Ogawa (#3 birdie), Patrick Hanoa (#6 Eagle! & 15 birdie), (#9 birdie), Nigel Parker (#13 Eagle!), Bryan Somen (#16 birdie).  11 points for each Net Skin.  

Player of the Year (POY) – All POY points are based solely on tournament performance.  100 points are awarded to the tournament champion.  The next nine places receive reduced points.  If no points are earned, a player’s cumulative points remain unchanged.

Patrick Hanoa scored 45 points this month to increase his lead over the rest of the pack by 91 points!  With only one tournament remaining, he is now heavy odds on favorite to win the POY but could still be caught by Andy Sayakhot or Henry Hearn (they would have to win the tournament and Patrick would have to be shut out!).  Of the top six, only Brian Ito and Michael Ha also added points to their score this month.

Patrick Hanoa  404

Andy Sayakhot 313

Henry Hearn        307

Brian Ito            266

Michael Ha           265

James Chang   203        

Footnotes of Distinction:

1. Lucky Charm!  Al Lum is Patrick Hanoa’s “Lucky Charm”.  Every time they’re paired to play together, Patrick does extremely well.  He surged into the POY lead after this tournament and won the tournament at Los Verdes in June.  Al will now be charging Patrick a “Lucky Charm” fee.

2. Reversal of Fortune!  Andy Sayakhot has been rapidly improving (do I hear “Most Improved Golfer”?), has been playing extremely well and has been in contention for POY honors.  Playing to an 11 handicap, he shot a respectable 43 on the front.  He followed this up w/ a 74(!) on the back!  What?!!!  No way, Andy!  After taking a triple on the par 5, #10, he decided to take a shot of whiskey.  He had done that at Rio Hondo on the par 3 over the water and almost Aced it!  He also won that tournament.  #11 was also a par three but the results were completed different.  He hit his first five tee shots out of bounds and ended up taking a 16 (Ouch!).  He recovered w/ a bogie on #11 but the rest of the round ending up being disastrous.  No more whiskey for you, Andy!!!

3. Back Nine Blues!  Andy was not the only one w/ a high score on the back.  Two others shot a 74 and a 76 on the back!  12 of our 22 golfers had a score of 100 or more which included a 139 and a 140!  If we were bowling, those would still be bad scores! 

4. For those of you interested in statistics, the Field Scoring Average attachment put together by Brian Ito shows the hole by hole net scoring averages so you can see which holes were easier/harder.  In my opinion, they were all harder!  The back nine played almost nine strokes over net par!

Big money winner was our second place finisher, Michael Ha.  He won Low Net Back (29 points), Low Net Total (52 points), Low Gross (6 points), tied Low Putts (7 points), and won two Skins (40 points) for a total of 134 points.  Finishing second was Russsell Tagawa.  He tied Low Putts (7 points), won a Greenie (26 points) and two Skins (40 points) for a total of 73 points.

The Hole-in-One kitty has increased to 1616 points.

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (3) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (21), M&M did not play.  Al remains up 25 for the year!  Hey M&M – you still owe me $6 from last month!

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: El Dorado Golf Course, Sunday, October 21st, 10:00 a.m.   This is our last tournament before the EOY (End of Year) tournament.  Deadline to register and pay is October 1st.  Priority is given to members based on the postmark date.  Guests are welcome to play if space permits. 

2024 Tournament Results

Costa Mesa Country Club

Los Lagos

August 24 , 2024

Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course

July , 2024

We had a total of 37 golfers which included new members Clarence & Leslie Lew (Ray “3-K” Saito), Nigel Parker (Will Haberman) and repeat guests Rae Rona (Linda Cox), Russell Ikeda (Mike Ikeda) and Ron Mizufuka (Gil Ishizu).  We now have 69 members. 

There were several outstanding performances – all by our mid-range handicappers (11 – 21).  The last group included Rex Shin, Andy Sayakhot, and Will Haberman.  Rex playing to a 21 handicap, shot an 86 for a net 65 and is our tournament champion!  Andy playing to an 11 handicap, shot a 77(!) for a net 66 and finished second.  And Will playing to a 17 handicap, shot an 87 for a net 70.  Ray “3-K” Saito posted a net 67 (18 handicap) to finish third and Jay Inouye posted a net 71 (14 handicap) to round out our top five finishers.   

This month’s early bird winner is new member Clarence Lew.  He got 20 points for having his name pulled and his entry postmarked before the registration deadline.  This is the second month in a row that a new member has won the early bird!  It really pays to join OCAAGA!   

Results:                                                                                                     

Tournament Champion – Rex Shin (65).  Second – Andy Sayakhot (66)

Low Net Front – Andy Sayakhot & Rex Shin (31 tie) – 30 points each. 

Low Net Back – Will Haberman (32) – 42 points.  Ray “3-K” Saito (33) – 18 points.

Low Net Total – Rex Shin (65) – 59 points.  Andy Sayakhot (66) – 25 points.

Low Gross – Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (82) – 8 points. 

Long Drive (Men) – Mike “M&M” Miyasaki – 8 points

Long Drive (Women) – Marlene Ching – 8 points. 

Low Putts – Jay Inouye (29) – 12 points.  Anne Brew (30) – 5 points. 

Greenies (3) – Rex Shin (#2), Jay Inouye (#13), Al Lum (#15) -- 36 points for each Greenie.  No one won a Greenie on #8.

Gross Skins (4: 4 birdies) – Andy Sayakhot (Birdies on #7 & 9), Dennis Loput (#15 Birdie), Will Haberman (#17 Birdie) -- 50 points for each Skin. 

Net Skins (3: 2 Eagles! & 1 birdie) – Rex Shin (#8 Birdie), Bryan Somen (#11 Eagle!), Will Haberman (#12 Eagle!). 60 points for each Net Skin.  

Player of the Year (POY) – All POY points are based solely on tournament performance.  100 points are awarded to the tournament champion.  The next nine places receive reduced points.  If no points are earned, a player’s cumulative points remain unchanged.

The top six players remained the same but Andy Sayakhot has become our new POY points leader!  He scored 70 points for finishing second and has edged out Patrick Hanoa who scored 25 points.  There were no score changes for the remaining top six players.

Andy Sayakhot 313

Patrick Hanoa  310

Henry Hearn     277

Brian Ito            211

David Kato        191

James Chang   173        

Footnotes of Distinction:

1. 4-3-2-1!  Mike “M&M” Miyasaki was breaking in his new Ai-One Odyssey putter.  These are the number of putts he had on the first four holes!  “M&M” – did you get a money back guarantee on your new putter. 

2. Low Gross Winner!  How do you win Low Gross?  If you’re Mike “M&M” Miyasaki, you make a 9 on hole # 1 (including four putts) and end up shooting an 82!  Also, Andy Sayakhot, who shot a 77(!) doesn’t enter the event.

3. Hotter than Hot!  Andy “Mr. Hot” Sayakhot has been on a roll.  Two months ago at Rio Honda, he shot a 78 w/ a 16 handicap.  That was his best score ever by 3 strokes!  Today he shot a 77 w/ an 11 handicap!  Do I hear “most improved player”?  Andy, I want some of whatever you’re taking!

4. Lost & Found.  Al Lum reached the green on hole #10 and realized that he was missing his range finder and golf glove.  He went back to the #10 tee box  and Rex Shin not only had his range finder and golf glove, but also had three of his irons!  Another Senior moment for Al. 

5. Unbelievable Skinless Run!  The foursome of Al Lum, Patrick Hanoa, David Kato & Ray Cox decided to have a friendly Skins game.  Al won the first Skin on hole #1 w/ a net par and then no one won another Skin until hole #10, which was won by David Kato w/ a par – he won 9 Skins on that hole!  He added another three Skins to dominate Al, Patrick & Ray.

6. I need a baby sitter!  Why is Rex Shin always asking for a baby sitter?  Inquiring minds want to know!

Big money winner was our tournament champion Rex Shin.  He tied Low Net Front (30 points), won Low Net Total (59 points), a Greenie (36 points), and a Net Skin (50 points) for a total of 185 points!  He was followed by Andy “Mr. Hot” Sayakhot w/ 155 points and Will Haberman w/ 152 points.  Interestingly, all three of these big money winners played in the final group.

The Hole-in-One kitty remains at 1256 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (1) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (18), Al won four Skins from “M&M”.  Al is up 19 for the year!

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: Costa Mesa CC – Los Lagos course, Saturday,  August 24th, 10:00 a.m.   Deadline to register and pay is August 1st.  Priority is given to members based on the postmark date.  Guests are welcome to play if space permits. 

2024 Tournament Results

Los Verdes Golf Course

June , 2024

We want to welcome new members Neil Muranaka (referred by Mike “M&M” Miyasaki), John Choi (Michael Ha’s brother-in-law), and Clarence & Leslie Lew (referred by Ray “3-K” Saito).  This brings our total membership up to 70.   

We had a total of 40 golfers (our max) which included new members Neil Muranaka and Hiroshi Okada and one guest, Nigel Parker (Will Haberman).  Nigel is now a new member which brings our total membership up to 71.  Los Verdes’ greens can be somewhat challenging but not for Patrick Hanoa.  He had 10 putts on the back nine and shot a 1 under 34, his best nine ever!  He ended up shooting a 78 for a net 66 and is our tournament champion.

This month’s early bird winner is new member Hiroshi Okada.  He got 20 points for having his name pulled and his entry postmarked before the registration deadline.   

Results:                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Tournament Champions – Patrick Hanoa (66)

Low Net Front – Jay Inouye (34) – 58 points.  Gil “Aloha Kid” Ishizu, Ray “3-K” Saito, David Kato & Joey Dang (35 tie) – 6 points each. 

Low Net Back – Patrick Hanoa (28!) – 58 points.  Bryan Somen (32) – 25 points.

Low Net Total – Patrick Hanoa (66) – 91 points.  Ray “3-K” Saito & Bryan Somen (69 tie) – 19 points each.

Low Gross – Russel Tagawa (79) – 10points.  Patrick Hanoa shot a 78 but didn’t enter this event! 

Long Drive (Men) – Michael Ha – 1 4points

Long Drive (Women) – Linda Cox – 10 points. 

Low Putts – Patrick Hanoa (26!) – 18 points.  Ron Kienast & Willaim Au (30 tie) – 3 points each. 

Greenies (4) – Ray Cox (#3), Russel Tagawa (#5 & 17), Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa (#17) -- 38 points for each Greenie.  Ray “Mr. Greenie” Cox won two Greenies at last month’s tournament at Rio Hondo. 

Gross Skins (5: 4 birdies & 1 par) – Ray Cox (#3 birdie), Russel Tagawa (#5 par & #17 birdie), Rex Shin (#11 birdie), Patrick Hanoa (#13 birdie) -- 60 points for each Skin.  This is the third month in a row that Ray “Mr. Big Skins” Cox has won a Gross Skin! 

Net Skins (7: 6 Eagles! & 1 birdie) – Bryan Somen (#2 Eagle!), Anne Brew (#4 Eagle!, #8 Eagle! & #18 Eagle!), Rex Shin (#11 Eagle!), Patrick Hanoa (#13 Eagle!), & “Dancing Dee” Ishida (#17 birdie) -- 28 points for each Net Skin.  “Dancing Dee” Ishida also danced her way to a Net Skin last month.  Having a 48 handicap really helps!  Congrats to Anne Brew for her three Eagle Net Skins wins!  

Player of the Year (POY) – All POY points are based solely on tournament performance.  100 points are awarded to the tournament champion.  The next nine places receive reduced points.  If no points are earned, a player’s cumulative points remain unchanged.

The top six players remained the same but there were a couple of position changes.

By winning this month’s tournament, Patrick Hanoa scores 100 points and has moved into the lead position, just 8 points ahead of Henry Hearn.  He is followed by Andy Sayakhot, Brian Ito, David Kato (moved up from sixth) and James Chang. 

Patrick Hanoa  285

Henry Hearn     277

Andy Sayakhot 243

Brian Ito            211

David Kato        191

James Chang   173        

Footnotes of Distinction:

1. Iron Mike.  Michael “Iron Mike” Ha has a regular starting time at Los Verdes every Sunday.  So what did he do since we were already playing at Los Verdes?  He plays his first round at 6:00 and shoots a 74!  It must have tired him out (he was probably lacking iron) because he only shot an 83 during the tournament.

2. Reversal of Fortune.  Patrick Hanoa, playing to a 12 handicap shot a 44 front w/ 16 putts.  He was playing w/ Al Lum and was up one on him.  The back nine was a completely different story.  He shot a 34(!) which consisted of 2 birdies,  6 pars, and a bogie on #18.  He had 10(!) putts: 6 one putts, 2 two putts and a chip-in for a 0 putt.  On hole #16, the 462 yard par 5, his third shot landed on the left side of the green, pin high.  He had about a 14’ putt which ended up on the bottom side of the lip of the cup.  He waited for 4 or 5 seconds and then the ball fell in!  Awesome achievement, Patrick!!! 

3. Lucky Charm.  Al Lum is everyone’s Lucky Charm.  He played w/ Patrick Hanoa this month and Patrick shot the best nine of his life (one under 34).  Last month he played w/ Andy Sayakhot and Andy shot the best round of his life by three strokes!  Al will now be charging if you want to pick him as a playing partner.

4. Not So Lucky.  Al Lum had to play against our tournament winner, Patrick Hanoa.  Patrick had to give Al four strokes on the back nine.  Every time Al thought he might win a Skin, Patrick would tie him!  On hole #18, the 403 yard par 4, Al hit a great drive, advanced his ball on his second shot and put his third shot in the bunker in front of the green.  Talk about unlucky.  His ball ended up at the back of the bunker under a concaved lip!  After four unsuccessful attempts of trying to get out of the trap, he picked up for a 12!  Patrick thanked Al for buying him lunch!

Big money winner was our tournament champion Patrick Hanoa.  He won Low Net Back (58 points), Low Net Total (91 points), Low Putts (18 points), a Greenie (38 points), a Gross Skin (60 points) and a Net Skin (28 points) for a total of 293 points!  Patrick – you should have bought Al Lum lunch!  In second was Russel Tagawa.  He won Low Gross (10 points), two Greenies (76 points) and two Gross Skins (120 points) for a total of 206 points.

The Hole-in-One kitty remains at 1256 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (0) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (21), M&M is still holding off from playing due to having had cataract surgery.  Al remains up 15 for the year and is grateful that “M&M” didn’t play because he shot 111 w/ a 12 on 18!  

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: Rancho San Joaquin, Saturday, July 21st, 10:00 a.m.   Deadline to register and pay is July 1st.  Priority is given to members based on the postmark date.  Guests are welcome to play if space permits. 

Rio Hondo Golf Course

May 18, 2024

Tournament Champion – Andy Sayakhat (62!)

Low Net Front – Andy Sayakhot (31) – 50 points.  Anne Brew & Al Lum (32 tie) – 10 points each.  Anne also tied for second last month.   

Low Net Back – Jon Suzuki (31) – 50 points.  “Dancing” Dee Ishida (30) – 21 points.

Low Net Total – Andy Sayakhot (62!) – 73 points.  John Suzuki (64) – 31 points

Low Gross – William Au (85) – 8 points. 

Long Drive (Men) – Gary Umetsu – 12 points

Long Drive (Women) – Marlene Ching – 6 points. 

Low Putts – Scott Sato (27) – 12 points.  Jay Inouye & Dennis Loput  (32 tie) – 2 points each. 

Greenies (5) – Andy Sayakhot (#7), Joey Dang (#8), Ray Cox (#10 & 14), Gary Umetsu (#17) -- 22 points for each Greenie. 

Gross Skins (3!) – Gary Umetsu (#2 par), Patrick Hanoa (#7 birdie), Ray Cox (#14 birdie), 73 points for each Skin.  Ray Cox also won a Gross Skin last month.  Andy Sayakhot didn’t enter Greenies otherwise his birdie (almost Ace) on #7 would have cancelled out Patrick Hanoa’s Skin on that hole.  Patrick had to make a 20’ putt for his birdie.

Net Skins (8: 4 Eagles! & 4 birdies) – Jon Suzuki (birdies on #1, 14 & 18), Andy Sayakhot (Eagles on #5! & 10!), Al Lum (#6 birdie), Brian Ito (#9 Eagle!), & “Dancing” Dee Ishida (#12 Eagle!).  23 points for each Net Skin.   Jon Suzuki also won a Net Skin last month.  This was the first month that Steve Kumagai did not win a Net Skin. 

Player of the Year (POY) – All POY points are based solely on tournament performance.  100 points are awarded to the tournament champion.  The next nine places receive reduced points.  If no points are earned, a player’s cumulative points remain unchanged.

This has become a very tight race since only 109 points separates the first six places and  100 points is awarded to the tournament champion. 

Henry Hearn kept his lead position but Andy Sayakhot, w/ his tournament win, moved into the second spot surpassing Patrick Hanoa, last month’s co-champion.  Brian Ito dropped to 4th.  James Chang jumped into 5th and David Kato rounded off the top six places.

Henry Hearn     277

Andy Sayakhot 243

Patrick Hanoa  185

Brian Ito            178

James Chang   173        

David Kato        168

Footnotes of Distinction:

1)       Looking good!  Conversation between Al Lum & Andy Sayakhot: AL: How old are you?  AS: 75.  AL: Wow, I’m 75 too.  You look very good. 
AS: Thank you. 
AL: What month?
AS: May.  AL: I’m April.
Scott Sato – Al, he was born in ’75!

2)       Ball in the Bush!  Gil “Aloha Kid” Ishizu put his tee shot into the bunker.  His next shot ended up in the bush.  He couldn’t find his ball.  This gives a new meaning to Gil losing his ball in the bush.

3)      No Stud, No Dud!  No winner this month since we had a guest playing.

Big money winner was Andy Sayakhot.  He won Low Net Front (50 points), Low Net Total (73 points), two Greenies (44 points) and two Net Skins (46 points) for a total of 213 points!  In second was Jon Suzuki w/ 150 points (Low Net Back, second Low Net Total and two Net Skins), followed very closely by Ray Cox w/ 146 points (two Skins).

The Hole-in-One kitty is at 1256 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (1) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (20), M&M did not play due to having cataract surgery.  “Can you see me now?”  Al remains up 15 for the year.  

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: Los Verdes, Sunday, June 16, 10:00 a.m.   Deadline to register and pay is June 1st.  Priority is given to members based on the postmark date.  Guests are welcome to play if space permits. 

La Mirada Golf Course

April 21, 2024

This was the second year in a row that OCAAGA played at La Mirada.  We had great golf weather, as evidenced by the number of golfers wearing shorts, and didn’t have to contend w/ the extremely thick rough that we experienced last year.  However, the punched greens did create putting challenges for many of us.  We had 36 golfers and no guests.  Men played from the Blues (6,083 yards, par 70) and women from the Reds (5,634 yards, par 71). 

Congratulations to our co-tournament champions Patrick Hanoa & Michael Ha. They both carded net 67.  They were followed by Dennis Loput, Henry Hearn & Steve Kumagai who tied w/ net 70. 

This month’s early bird winner is “Dancing Dee” Ishida.  She got 20 points for having her name pulled and having her entry postmarked before the registration deadline. 

Results:                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Tournament Co-Champions – Patrick Hanoa & Michael Ha (67 tie)

Low Net Front – Michael Ha (32) – 50 points.  Anne Brew, Patrick Hanoa & Henry Hearn (33 tie) – 7 points each.   

Low Net Back – Ron Kienast, Patrick Hanoa & Andy Sayakhot (34 tie) – 24 points each. 

Low Net Total – Patrick Hanoa & Michael Ha (67 tie) -- 55 points each. 

Low Gross – Michael Ha (74) – 10 points. 

Long Drive (Men) – Michael Ha – 16 points

Long Drive (Women) – Anne Brew – 8 points. 

Low Putts – Michael Ha (27) – 15 points.  Michael was also last month’s winner.  Patrick Hanoa (28) – 6 points.  Patrick is becoming a bridesmaid as he was second to Michael last month!  Obviously, the punched greens didn’t affect these two.

Greenies (5) – Patrick Hanoa (#3 & 17), Michael Ha (#5 & 9), Al Lum (#13) -- 24 points for each Greenie. 

Gross Skins (7: 6 birdies & 1 par) – Michael Ha (birdies on #5 & 14), Mike Miyasaki (#7 birdie), Ray Cox (#10 birdie), Ron Kienast (#13 par & 15 birdie), Patrick Hanoa (#17 birdie) -- 28 points for each Skin.  Michael Ha, Mike Miyasaki & Ray Cox all won a Gross Skin last month.

Net Skins (7: 4 Eagles! & 3 birdies) – Jon Suzuki (#3 Eagle!), Frank Doi (#4 birdie), Anne Brew (#5 Eagle!), Jay Inouye (#6 birdie), Mike Miyasaki (#8 Eagle!), Craig Ogawa (#11 birdie), Steve Kumagai (#12 Eagle!).  25 points for each Net Skin.   Hats off to Steve Kumagai.  He is the only one who has won a Net Skin in all four tournaments!  

Player of the Year (POY) – All POY points are based solely on tournament performance.  100 points are awarded to the tournament champion.  The next nine places receive reduced points.  If no points are earned, a player’s cumulative points remain unchanged.

Henry Hearn retained his lead position.  Patrick Hanoa vaulted from 6th place to 2nd after earning co-tournament champion honors this month.  Patrick was POY in 2010.  Brian Ito moved up from 4th to 3rd.  Andy Sayakhot moved up from 5th to 4th.   David Kato dropped from 2nd to 5th and is tied w/ Michael Ha who made the top five for the first time this year w/ his co-tournament champion win.   

Henry Hearn     252

Patrick Hanoa  185

Brian Ito            148

Andy Sayakhot    143        

David Kato        125

Michael Ha        125      

Footnotes of Distinction:

1)   Anyone see a three wood?  On hole #1, Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa took his three wood out and left it there w/ the head cover still intact!  He didn’t find it until he finished the round!

2)   Anger Management.  Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa was still fuming for losing his three wood that when he got to hole #3 he immediately teed his ball up and hit his driver not realizing that it was a par 3!  His ball sailed over the green.  At least he wasn’t short!

3)   4 the hard way.  On hole #8, the 427 yard par 4, Mike “M&M” Miyasaki hit a huge drive and then realized that he had hit from the white tees!  That was a one stroke penalty and he had to hit his next shot from the blue tees.  He hit another big drive, made a great shot to the green and then sank his putt for a 4!  M&M – you are the man!

4)   Anyone lose a sand wedge?  Craig Ogawa overheard his playing partners say that Al Lum had lost his sand wedge.  No Craig, Al lost his sandwich to one of those pesky squirrels who tore thru his plastic sandwich bag.

5)   No laughing matter!  Michael “Ha-Ha” Ha had an amazing golf day.  He dominated the field in almost every category and took home the lion’s share of points.  The only events he didn’t win anything were Low Net Back and Women’s Long Drive!

6)   No Stud, No Dud!  The two middle net scores (no “stud”, no “dud”) on each hole for each foursome are used w/ the top & bottom net scores thrown out.  Team #6 (Michael Ha, Paul Chung, Henry Hearn & Andy Sayathot) had the best net score of 142.  They each received 5 points.  They just edged out Team #4 (Gary Umetsu, Dennis Loput, Ron Kienast & Ray Cox) who had a score of 143. 

Big money winner was Michael “Ha-Ha” Ha.  He won Low Net Front (50 points), tied Low Net Total (55 points), Low Gross (10), Long Drive (10), Low Putts (15), two  Greenies (48 points), and two Gross Skins (56) for a total of 244 points (249 if you include the No Stud, No Dud) .  He was followed by Patrick Hanoa w/ 168 points (tied second Low Net Front, tied Low Net Back, tied Low Net Total, second Low Putts, two Greenies and one Gross Skin).

The Hole-in-One kitty is at 1256 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (2) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (23), M&M had another off day and Al won by 7!  Al is up 13 for the year.  Much to Al’s disappointment, M&M will be missing the next several tournaments due to scheduled cataract eye surgery and other obligations.  Al will be missing M&M’s $$$.

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: Rio Hondo Golf Course, Saturday, May 18, 9:48 a.m.   Deadline to register and pay is May 1st.  Priority is given to members based on the postmark date.  Guests are welcome to play if space permits. 

We have a scoring correction!  Mike Miyasaki recorded a 4 (par) on #7 but it should be a 5 due to the one stroke penalty for hitting from the White tees.

This means that his par on #7 did not win a Gross Skin.  Mike has been DQ’d for La Mirada tournament (signing an incorrect scorecard) and any monies won by Mike has been returned to the pots for redistribution.

Mountain Meadows Golf Course
Sunday, March 23, 2024 

This was the first time that OCAAGA has played at Mountain Meadows.  We had 32 golfers and no guests.  Men played from the Blues (6,440 yards) and women from the Reds (5,519 yards).  The weatherman lied!  A ¼” of rain was predicted but we had much more w/ several downpours.  The good news was that there was no wind and no restrictions on the use of the golf carts.  Temps were in the high 50’s and by 2:00 the rains had stopped.  Playing in the rain and cool temps proved to be challenging especially if you had trouble gripping your clubs or didn’t dress appropriately for the weather.

Congratulations to our tournament champion Henry Hearn!  He shot  piano keys (88) for a net 72!  This is becoming a habit for Henry.  He was also tournament champion in January.  Andy Sayakhot & David Kato both tied for second w/ net 74’s.  Kato-san also tied for second last month.   

This month’s early bird winner is Mike “M&M” Miyasaki.  He got 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry postmarked before the deadline. 

Results:                 
            

Tournament Champions – Henry Hearn (72)

Low Net Front – James Chang (34) – 52 points.  Ted Suekawa & Paul Chung (36 tie) – 11 points each.   

Low Net Back – Henry Hearn (34) – 52 points.  David Kato & Bryan Somen (35 tie) – 11 points each. 

Low Net Total – Henry Hearn (72) -- 77 points.  Andy Sayakhot & David Kato (74 tie) – 16 points each.  David is becoming a bridesmaid because he also tied for second last month!

Low Gross – Ron Kienast (86) – 8 points. 

Long Drive (Men) – Ron Kienast – 10 points

Long Drive (Women) – Nellie Lelevier – 6 points. 

Low Putts – Michael Ha (29) – 12 points.  Michael was runner up last month.  Patrick Hanoa (31) – 5 points.

Greenies (3) – Gary Ching (#6), Henry Hearn (#9), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (#17) -- 38 points each.  No one reached the green on #13 except for James Chang but he didn’t enter! 

Gross Skins (7: 2 birdies & 5 pars) – Ray Cox (#4 par), David Kato (#5, 6 & 10 -- all pars), Michael Ha (#7 par & 11 birdie), Mike Miyasaki (#14 birdie).  22 points for each Skin.  Ray Cox, David Kato & Michael Ha all had Gross Skins last month.

Net Skins (9: 4 Eagles! & 5 birdies) – Michael Yee (#1 birdie), Patrick Hanoa (#2 birdie), Gil Ishizu (#4 birdie), Dee Ishida (#6 Eagle!), Bryan Somen (#10 Eagle! & 11 birdie), Al Lum (#13 Eagle!), Brian Ito (#16 birdie), Steve Kumagai (#17 Eagle!).  14 points for each Net Skin.   Hats off to Patrick Hanoa & Steve Kumagai.  They have won a Net Skin in all three tournaments!  Brian Ito & Bryan Somen also won a Net Skin last month.   

Player of the Year (POY) – All POY points are based solely on tournament performance.  100 points are awarded to the tournament champion.  The next nine places receive reduced points.  If no points are earned, their cumulative points remain unchanged.

Henry Hearn moved back into the lead position after winning this month’s tournament.  This was Henry’s second tournament win (he also won in January).  David Kato made a surge into 2nd place and James Chang moved in 3rd.  Brian Ito didn’t score any points this month and dropped from 1st to 4th.  Andy Sayakhot moved into the 5th slot and Patrick Hanoa dropped from a tie for 2nd to 6th after winning last month’s tournament.

Henry Hearn     200

David Kato        125

James Chang     113      

Brian Ito            110

Andy Sayakhot 105        

Patrick Hanoa      100

Footnotes of Distinction:

1)       Who’s on First?!  Patrick Honoa was playing w/ new member Dennis Loput.  On the first tee, Patrick asked Dennis if he was in Low Putts.  Dennis replied, yes, I’m Loput.  Side note: Loput actually did enter Low Putts!

2)       Elder Brain Fart (EBF)!  Gil “Aloha Kid” Ishizu went to have his clubs regripped the day before the tournament.  The golf shop said they were backed up but would have his clubs ready the next day.  So Gil left them there!

3)       Fives are not my friend!  Al Lum, playing to a 24 handicap, had started off bogie, bogie, par.  When he got to hole #4, a par 4, he five putt for an 8(!) and then followed that up w/ a 9 (quintuple bogie) on #5 (he was five for five)!  He’s still licking his wounds.  Mike “M&M” Miyasaki, playing to a 2 handicap, didn’t want Al to feel bad and so he also took an 8 and a 9.  Ironically, the 8 was on the same hole that Al took an 8!

4)       Rain, Rain, Go Away!  It was raining so hard that Gil “Aloha Kid” Ishizu, Suzie Yanagita, and “Dancing” Dee Ishida decided to call it quits after nine holes.  Their playing partner, Ted Suekawa, ended up joining the group behind them.  Even though they only played nine holes, “Aloha Kid” Ishizu and “Dancing” Dee both won a Net Skin. “Dancing” Dee won w/ a net “1” on hole #6!  It pays to have a 49 handicap!!!

5)       No Greenie!  On #13, the very long and challenging 213 yard par 3 over a ravine, James Chang stuck his drive 6’ or 10’ (we had two different opinions) from the pin.  However, James didn’t enter Greenies! 

6)       The Kato Kurse!  On hole #15, the par five that was shortened to a par 4, David Kato and Ray Saito both landed their drives in the middle of the fairway.  David turns to Ray and says: “I’m looking at two double bogies”.  He was half right.  Ray double bogied and David bogied.

7)       No Stud, No Dud!  In our inaugural team match of No Stud, No Dud, three teams tied!  The two middle net scores (no “stud”, no “dud”) on each hole were used w/ the top & bottom net scores thrown out.  Team #4 (Andy Sayakhot, Joey Dang, Art Fukumoto, Jon Suzuki), Team #5 (James Chang, David Kato, Jay Inouye, Raymond Saito), and Team #7 (Nellie Lelevier, Linda Cox, Ray Cox, Michael Yee) all had scores of 157.  The deciding factor was hole #18.  Team 7 had an 8 and the other two had a 9.  So Nellie Lelevier, Linda Cox, Ray Cox & Michael Yee each received 5 points but had to be physically present to win.  Unfortunately for Mike, he left early.   

Big money winner was Henry Hearn.  He won Low Net Back (52 points) and Low Net Total (77 points for a total of 129 points.  He was followed by David Kato w/ 93 points (tied Low Net Back, tied Low Net Total and three Net Skins).

The Hole-in-One kitty is at 1256 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (2) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (24), M&M had a very off day and Al won by six!  This was their first match up for the year and so Al is up six.

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: La Mirada Golf Course, Sunday, April 21, 10:00  a.m.   Deadline to register and pay is April 1st.  So don’t be a fool and remember to enter early.  Priority is given to members based on the postmark date.  Guests are welcome to play if space permits. 

Brookside Golf Course
E.O Nay  #2
Sunday, Feb, 2024 

Temps in the 60’s and clear skies made for perfect golf weather.  We had 36 golfers including two guests, Mark Ito (Brian’s dad) and Terry Weber (filling in for Mike “M&M” Miyasaki).  For many of us, the course played tough as evidenced by the number of high scores but there were several who played extremely well.

Congratulations to our tournament champion Patrick Hanoa!  He shot a 79 for a net 66!  He managed to edge out Brian Ito, David Kato and Jon Suzuki, who all netted 67.  Great shooting guys!   

This month’s early bird winner is Linda Cox.  She gets 20 points for having her name pulled and having her entry in before the deadline. 

Results:                
             

Tournament Champions -- Patrick Hanoa (66)

Low Net Front -- David Kato & Andy Sayakhot (30 tie) – 42 points each. 

Low Net Back -- Patrick Hanoa & Steve Fukumoto (34 tie) – 42 points each. 

Low Net Total – Patrick Hanoa (66) -- 87 points.  David Kato & Jon Suzuki (67 tie) – 18 points each.  Brian Ito also shot a 67 but didn’t enter. 

Low Gross – Russell Tagawa (80) – 6 points.  Brian Ito would have won w/ a 79 but didn’t enter.

Long Drive (Men) – Michael Ha – 8 points

Long Drive (Women) – Julie Zhu – 8 points.  Julie is one of our new members and also won LD last month!

Low Putts – Patrick Hanoa (28) –  9 points.  Michael Ha (29) – 4 points.

Greenies (4) – Patrick Hanoa (#5), Michael Yee (#10), Sharon Hanoa (#12), Steve Fukumoto (#15) -- 33 points each.  Patrick also won a Greenie last month. 

Gross Skins (7: 3 birdies & 4 pars) – David Kato (#1 par), Michael Ha (#4, 7 & 14 all birdies), Michael Yee (#10 par), Ray Cox (#13 par), Russell Tagawa (#18 par) -- 28 points for each Skin.  David Kato also had a Gross Skin last month.

Net Skins (8: 1 albatros!, 5 eagles! & 2 birdies) – Patrick Hanoa (#1 eagle!), Brian Ito (#2 eagle!), Steve Fukumoto (#4 eagle!, 7 eagle! & 11 albatros!), Steve Kumagai (#14 eagle!), Bryan Somen (#17 birdie), Andy Sayakhot (#18 birdie) – 23 points for each Net Skin.  Patrick Hanoa & Steve Kumagai also had a Net Skin last month.

Player of the Year (POY) – All POY points are based solely on tournament performance.  100 points are awarded to the tournament champion.  The next nine places receive reduced points.  If no points are earned, their cumulative points remain unchanged.

There were a few position changes.  Brian Ito became the POY leader w/ 110 points after scoring 60 points for tying for second this month.  Patrick Hanoa moved into a tie for second w/ Henry Hearn after scoring 100 points for being Tournament Champion.

Brian Ito            110

Henry Hearn     100 tie

Patrick Hanoa   100 tie

James Chang       65 tie             

Scott Sato            65 tie     

Gil Ishizu             65 tie        

Footnotes of Distinction:

1)       Can you see me now?  Ray Cox was driving Dennis Kaake back to his car after they had finished playing.  Dennis started to panic when he couldn’t find his glasses.  Dennis: “I usually keep them on top of my head”.  Ray: “You’re wearing them!” 

2)       First Hole Blues.  Henry Hearn, last month’s tournament champion, was on in two on hole #1, a par 4.  He then proceeded to five(!) putt for a triple bogey.  Ouch!

3)       Beware of the Gil-vanator!  Guest Terry Weber was filling in for Mike “M&M” Miyasaki and was riding w/ Gil “Aloha Kid” Ishizu.  On hole #11, Gil’s second shot almost hit Terry in the head.  On his fourth shot, his club flew out of his hands almost hitting Terry in the head again!  Then on hole #14, Terry was on the green practicing his putting stroke and Gil chipped his ball striking Terry’s putter!  Golf can be a very hazardous sport!

4)       Zero Putt Birdie!  Patrick Hanoa chipped his ball in on hole #14 for a birdie!  This made the difference in him winning Low Putts w/ 28.  Michael Ha was second w/ 29 putts which included a four putt green!

5)       Albatross Man!  Steve Fukumoto, playing to a 21 handicap, won three Net Skins – two eagles and an albatross on #11 (the par 5, #2 handicap hole) w/ a 4 for a net 2!

Big money winner was Patrick Hanoa.  He won Low Net Back (42 points), Low Net Total (87 points), Low Putts (9 points), one Greenie (33 points), and one Net Skin (23 points) for a total of 194 points.  He was followed by Steve Fukumoto w/ 144 points (tied Low Net Back, one Greenie, three Net Skins).

The Hole-in-One kitty is at 1256 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (2) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (20), M&M had to cancel and fortunately for Al, it saved him a ton of money!   

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: Mountain Meadows, Saturday, March 23,  10:50  a.m.   Deadline to register and pay is March 1st.  Please note that we have moved the deadline to register to the first of the month.  Guests are welcome to play. 

Costa Mesa Golf Course
Mesa Linda
Sunday, January 21, 2024 

For our first tournament of the year, we played the shorter, par 70, Mesa Linda course.  We were scheduled to play the longer, par 72, Los Lagos course, but the Costa Mesa management switched us at the last minute.  Because of the mix up, all players will get a $12 refund or can apply it as a credit towards your next tournament.  Weather proved to be ideal as the expected showers never showed up!  We had clear skies w/ some patches of white clouds and temps in the low 60’s and we were all able to finish in daylight.

We had 38 golfers including new members Julie Zhu and Dennis Loput and repeat guests Doug Tambara and Ron & Linda Mizufuka (Ted Suekawa).  It’s always nice to have these three guests play w/ us.  Ron & Linda were previous members of OCAAGA.  Three other new members, Aaron Hanoa, Hiroshi Okada & Kyle Doi did not play. 

Congratulations to our tournament champion Henry Hearn!  He carded a net 66 to dominate the field.  He was followed by James Chang & Scott Sato (69 tie).  All three of these guys are accustomed to winning.  Both James Chang & Henry Hearn were contenders for POY (Player of the Year) in 2023, finishing 2nd & 3rd, respectively, behind our 2023 POY, Jay Inouye.  Scott Sato has been POY three times! 

This month’s early bird winner is Ron Kienast.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline. 

Results:                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Tournament Champion – Henry Hearn (66)

Low Net Front – Henry Hearn (31) – 50 points.  Rex Shin (34) – 21 points.

Low Net Back – James Chang (33) – 50 points.  Gil “Aloha Kid” Ishizu & Scott Sato (34 tie) – 10 points each. 

Low Net Total – Henry Hearn (66) --  80 points.  Scott Sato (69) – 34 points.  James Chang would have tied Scotty but did not enter!

Low Gross – Scott Sato (75) – 10 points.

Long Drive (Men) – Ron Kienast – 12 points

Long Drive (Women) – Julie Zhu – 6 points.  Julie is a new member and this is her first time playing w/ us.  Welcome Julie!

Low Putts – Michael Ha & William Au (28 tie) –  9 points each.  These two guys go head to head all the time.  In our San Dimas tournament last September, they finished 1 – 2!     

Greenies (5) – Patrick Hanoa (#3), Brian Ito (#6 & #12), Dennis Kaake (#8), David Kato (#10) -- 22 points each.  Brian seems to always be in the running for a Greenie.

Skins (5: 4 birdies & 1 par) – David Kato (#3 birdie), Dennis Kaake (#10 birdie), Gary Umetsu (#11 birdie), William Au (#12 birdie), Scott Sato (#13 par) --  44 points for each Skin. 

Net Skins (7: 4 eagles!, 2 birdies & 1 par) – Patrick Hanoa (#4 birdie & #5 eagle!), Al Lum (#6 eagle!), Dennis Kaake (#10 eagle!), Brian Ito (#13 par), Rex Shin (#16 eagle!), Steve Kumagai (#17 birdie) – 21 points for each Net Skin. 

Player of the Year (POY) – All POY points are based solely on tournament performance. 100 points are awarded to the tournament champion.  The next nine places receive reduced points.  If no points are earned, their cumulative points remain unchanged.

Henry Hearn     100

James Chang       65 tie          

Scott Sato 65 tie     

Brian Ito 50

Gary Umetsu    45

Footnotes of Distinction:

Hotter than Hot!  Tournament Champion, Henry Hearn, shot his best round ever w/ a 77!  This included a personal best of four birdies.  Great shooting, Henry!

Sadder than Sad!  Henry Hearn shot lights out but did not enter any Skins or Greenies!
He wanted to share the wealth.

Putting Duel!  Scott Sato & William Au had a putting duel going on.  Scott had 15 putts on the front nine and William had 16.  Scotty remained up 1 until the #12, par 3.  They both put their tee shots into the green side bunker.  William holed his next shot for a birdie and no putts!  Scotty one putt which made them even.  They remained even the rest of the way except for the 17th hole when William one putt and Scotty two putt to lose by one.  Sub-footnote: Scotty missed a 2’ birdie putt on the front nine (he never misses those!).

Big money winner was Henry Hearn.  He won Low Net Front (50 points) and Low Net Total (80 points) for a total of 130 points.  He was followed by Scott Sato w/ 98 points (tied Low Net Back, second Low Net Total, Low Gross, one Skin).

The Hole-in-One kitty is at 1256 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (0) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (17), M&M decided that going on a cruise would be more enjoyable than losing money to Al. 

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: Brookside Golf Course – EO Nay (#2), Sunday, February 25, 11:00  a.m.   Deadline to register and pay is February 1st.  Please note that we have moved the deadline to register to the first of the month.  Remember, if you played in the Costa Mesa tournament, you have a $12 credit you can take or apply to a tournament.  Guests are welcome to play. 

San Dimas

San Dimas proved to be a challenge for many of us due to “slow” greens.  Even w/ the slow greens, a few of us managed to turn in some remarkable scores.

We had 28 golfers including one guest, Ed Chung (Michael Ha).  The weather was warm w/ an occasional breeze.  

Congratulations to our tournament champion Henry Hearn!  He carded a net 69 to dominate the field.  He was followed by Jay Inouye & David Kato (72 tie).   

This month’s early bird winner is Gary Umetsu.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline.  This is Gary’s first early bird win, ever!  Gary, you finally hit the lottery!

Results:                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Tournament Champions – Henry Hearn (69)

Low Net Front – David Kato (30!) – 46 points.  Jay Inouye (34) – 19 points.

Low Net Back – Ron Kienast (32) – 46 points.  Henry Hearn (34) – 19 points.  

Low Net Total – Henry Hearn (69) --  73 points.  Jay Inouye & David Kato (72 tie) – 15 points each.

Low Gross – William Au & Ron Kienast (82 tie) – 5 points each.

Long Drive (Men) – Ron Kienast – 14 points

Long Drive (Women) – Ann Brew – 4 points.  Ann also won last month. 

Low Putts – Michael Ha (26!) – 14 points.  William Au (28) – 6 points.    

Greenies (5) – Al Lum (#2), Ed Chung. guest (#5), Brian Ito (#7), Sam Wong (#10), Ron Kienast (#16) -- 24 points each.  Brian also had a Greenie last month.

Skins (6: 5 birdies & 1 par) – Michael Yee (#5 birdie), David Kato (#6 birdie), Gary Umetsu (#8 birdie), Ron Kienast (birdies on #12 & 17), William Au (#18 par) – 46 points for each Skin.  

Net Skins – Jay Inouye (#3), Michael Yee (#5), Paul Chung (#6), Craig Ogawa (#13), Brian Ito (#18) – 26 points for each Net Skin. 

Player of the Year (POY) – This year’s POY points will be based solely on tournament performance.  All bonus points for attendance, point system, guests and new membership referrals will no longer be awarded.

Our new scoring system rewards players but only if they score tournament points.  100 points are awarded to the tournament champion.  The next nine places receive reduced points.  If no points are earned, their cumulative points remain unchanged.

Spoiler Alert!  With only one tournament remaining to determine our POY, it’s all over!  The fat lady has sung!  With his additional points for placing second in this tournament, Jay Inouye is our 2023 POY.  He scored points in every tournament he played in and only missed last month’s tournament that had to be pushed back a week due to tropic storm Hilary.  Up until this month it was a very close race between him and James Chang but James did not play in the last two tournaments.  By winning this month’s tournament, Henry Hearn moved into the third spot.  William Au moved up from 6th to 4th.  Patrick Hanoa is in 5th, followed by David Kato and Ron Kienast.  

With one tournament remaining, Jay Inouye cannot be mathematically beaten!  However, the next fifth places are still up for grabs.  Almost as good as kissing your sister! 

Jay Inouye         402

James Chang   299 

Henry Hearn     245

William Au       223      

Patrick Hanoa  215

Ron Kienast     198

Footnotes of Distinction:

1. Hot Front!  Playing to a 13 handicap (his lowest in quite a while due to shooting a 79 recently), David Kato smoked the front nine w/ a one over par of 37 (one birdie & two bogies)!

2. Hot Back!  Playing to an 8 handicap, Ron Kienast smoked the back nine w/ an even par of 36 (two birdies & two bogies)!  This was quite a reversal of last month’s tournament at Rancho San Joaquin when he withdrew after 16 holes.

3. Slow Greens!  How slow were the greens?  In my foursome, we had five putts that stopped short of the hole by 1”!  Two of those were by David Kato, otherwise he would have ended up one under par on the front!

4. Chipping Fools!  The greens may have been slow but several players managed to chip in their shots.  Michael Ha on #3 for a birdie!   David Kato – 35 yds from under a tree on #6 for a birdie!  What’s more amazing is that his ball dislodged a rock that it was sitting on!  Craig Ogawa on #13 for a par.  Gary Umetsu on #14 for a par.  My apologies if I missed anyone.

5. New Members & Guests.  The club is accepting new members again and so feel free to invite guests.  

Big money winner was Ron Kienast.  He won Low Net Back (46 points), tied Low Gross (5 points), Long Drive (12 points), one Greenie (24 points), and two Skins (92 points) for a total of 179 points.  He was followed by David Kato w/ 107 points and Henry Hearn w/ 92 points.

The Hole-in-One kitty is
at 1256 points.  

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (2) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (18), Mike did not play.  Al will miss next month’s tournament and so M&M will remain up 6 for the year.  Congratulations to M&M!      

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: Costa Mesa, Sunday, October 22, 10:00  a.m.   Deadline to register and pay is October 1st.  Please note that we have moved the deadline to register to the first of the month.  The Club has opened up to new members again and so guests are welcome to play.  

Rancho San Joaquin 

Our tournament was scheduled for last week but was cancelled due tour tournament was scheduled for last week but was cancelled due to tropic storm Hilary.  Fortunately, Rancho San Joaquin was able to reschedule us for this past Sunday. 

We had 24 golfers including three guests, Lewis Tran (Brian Ito), Russell Ikeda (Mike Ikeda) & Doug Tambara (Susie Yanagita).  It was hot and a bit humid w/ clear skies. 

Congratulations to our tournament champion Brian Ito.  He carded a net 69 to dominate the field.  He was followed by Scott Sato & Al Lum (71 tie).  Al must be on a roll because he also tied for second last month.  

This month’s early bird winner is Gil “Aloha Kid” Ishizu.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline.

Results:                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Tournament Champions – Brian Ito (69)

Low Net Front – Scott Sato (33) – 27 points.  Gil “Aloha Kid” Ishizu & Al Lum (36 tie) – 5 points each.

Low Net Back – Anne Brew (34) – 27 points.  Al Lum (35) – 11 points.  Al tied for first last month.

Low Net Total – Scott Sato & Al Lum (71 tie) --  32 points each.  Brian Ito would have won but did not enter!  Scott & Al thank him!

Low Gross – Scott Sato (80) – 8 points

Long Drive (Men) – Mike “M&M” Miyasaki – 6 points

Long Drive (Women) – Ann Brew – 4 points 

Low Putts – Scott Sato & Craig Ogawa (29 tie) – 10 points each. 

Greenies (4) – Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (#2), Russell Ikeda (#8), Scott Sato (#13), Brian Ito (#15) -- 18 points each. 

Skins (7: 4 pars & 3 birdies) – Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (par on #1; birdies on #8, #15 & #16), Scott Sato (#7 par), William Au (pars on #11 & #14) – 17 points for each Skin. 

Net Skins – Al Lum (#1, #11 & #17), Gil “Aloha Kid” Ishizu (#2), Anne Brew (#3 & #13), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (#8), Scott Sato (#9 & #16) – 10 points for each Net Skin. 

Player of the Year (POY) – This year’s POY points will be based solely on tournament performance.  All bonus points for attendance, point system, guests and new membership referrals will no longer be awarded.

Our new scoring system rewards players but only if they score tournament points.  100 points are awarded to the tournament champion.  The next nine places receive reduced points.  If no points are earned, their cumulative points remain unchanged.

Jay Inouye & James Chang are our two front runners for POY but neither played this month and so the first two places remained unchanged.  Patrick Hanoa remained in third.  Brian Ito added 100 points for winning his first tournament and moved into fourth ahead of William Au by 1 point.  Al Lum moved into the sixth spot for the first time by tying for second.

With only two tournaments remaining and 200 points up for grabs, it’s still anyone’s race to claim.

Jay Inouye         337

James Chang     299 

Patrick Hanoa   211

Brian Ito            184

William Au        183

Al Lum               165

Footnotes of Distinction:

1. Putting Fool!  Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa sank two 20’+ putts to save a 7 and an 8!  Troy’s golf lessons must be paying off!

2. Birdie Chipper!  Mike “M&M” Miyasaki had two chip-in birdies!  He balanced that off by having four three-putt greens!  M&M – time to sell that expensive putter of yours?

3. Skin Hog!  Mike “M&M” Miyasaki won four Gross Skins and one Net Skin for a total of 78 points!  Hey M&M, how about leaving a few Skins for the rest of us!!!

4. Something is Brewing!  New member Anne Brew is making her mark.  She won Low Net Back, Women’s Long Drive and two Net Skins!  Nice shooting Anne!

5. Missing in Action?  Scott Sato has not played in many tournaments this year but decided to fill-in at the last minute.  So how did he do?  He ended up scoring points eight times and was the big money winner!  Welcome back Scotty!

6. New Members & Guests.  The club is accepting new members again and so feel free to invite guests.  

Big money winner was Scott Sato.  He won Low Net Front (27 points), tied Low Net Total (32 points), Low Gross (8 points), tied Low Putts (10 points), one Greenie (18 points), one Skin (17 points), and two Net Skins (20 points) for a total of 132 points.  He was followed by Skin Hog Mike “M&M” Miyasaki w/ 102 points.

The Hole-in-One kitty is at 1256 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (2) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (20), Al beat M&M by 5.  M&M remains up 6 for the year.  This will be the final result between the Battle of the Titans this year as M&M will miss San Dimas and Al will miss Costa Mesa.  Congrats M&M!      

El Dorado
Golf Tournament
Results

Welcome to new member Ann Brew.  She played as a guest of Brian Ito in last month’s tournament at Los Verdes and decided to join!  We are now up to 68 members.

After several weeks of record breaking temps, Mother Nature blessed us w/ warm weather and clear skies.  We had 28  golfers w/ no guests this month.  The club is opening up for new members again and so guests are welcome to play.

Congratulations to our tournament champion Jay Inouye.  He carded a net 68 to dominate the field.  This win earned JI 100 points in the POY standings and propelled him into the #1 spot for the first time!  He was followed by Steve Kim (70) and Al Lum & William Au (71 tie).   

This month’s early bird winner is David Kato.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline.

Results:                                                                                                 

Tournament Champions – Jay Inouye (68)

Low Net Front – Jay Inouye (32) – 48 points.  Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa & Dennis Kaake (34 tie) – 10 points each.

Low Net Back – Craig Ogawa & Al Lum (33 tie) – 34 points each.  Andy Sayakhot (35) – no points. 

Low Net Total – Jay Inouye (68) – 80 points.  Al Lum & William Au (71 tie) – 17 points each.

Low Gross – William Au (80) – 10 points

Long Drive (Men) – Ron Kienast – 12 points

Long Drive (Women) – No one entered 

Low Putts – Gary Umetsu (30) – 14 points.  Gary also tied for first last month!  Michael Ha, Ron Kienast, William Au & Patrick Hanoa (32 tie) – 1 point each!

Greenies (4) – Jay Inouye (#3), Dennis Kaake (#9), William Haberman (#12), Patrick Hanoa (#17) -- 23 points each.  Jay & Patrick also won Greenies at last month’s tournament.

Skins (5) – Jay Inouye (#3 birdie & #18 par), Michael Ha (#5 birdie), David Kato (#8 par), Gary Umetsu (#14 birdie) – 36 points for each Skin. 

Net Skins (3 Net Eagles!) – Steve Fukumoto (#1 & #12), Craig Ogawa (#17) – 53 points for each Net Skin.  This must be Craig’s event because he also won a Net Skin last month.

Player of the Year (POY) – This year’s POY points will be based solely on tournament performance.  All bonus points for attendance, point system, guests and new membership referrals will no longer be awarded.

Our new scoring system rewards players but only if they score tournament points.  100 points are awarded to the tournament champion.  The next nine places receive reduced points.  If no points are earned, their cumulative points remain unchanged.

Jay Inouye charges to the front of the pack by winning this month’s tournament and adding 100 points.  He bypasses James Chang who has held this position since March.  J.I. is the only person who has scored POY points in every tournament this year.  William Au earned 55 points to bring his total to 173 points which moves him into 4th.  There were no other point changes amongst the top six.

Jay Inouye            337

James Chang       299 

Patrick Hanoa      211

William Au        173

Ron Kienast      153

Henry Hearn         145

Footnotes of Distinction:

Will Play for Food!  Gil “Aloha Kid” Ishizu, got to play w/ “Dancing” Dee Ishida, Susie Yanagita and new member Anne Brew.  When asked if he minded playing w/ just women, he replied, they always bring food!

Can you see me now?  On the par five, 18th hole, Gil “Aloha Kid” Ishizu, hit his third shot into the water in front of the green.  He waited for quite a while (20 minutes?) for the players to clear the green.  The reason he took so long was that he thought the players on the practice putting green were on the 18th green!  Gil – you need to see you eye doc! 

New Members & Guests.  The club is accepting new members again and so feel free to invite guests.  

Big money winner was this month’s tournament champion, Jay Inouye.  He won Low Net Front (48 points), Low Net Total (80 points), one Greenie (23 points) and two Skins (72 points) for a total of 223 points.  J.I. is on a roll!  He also finished second last month.

The Hole-in-One kitty is at 1256 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (2) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (20), M&M did not play!  Unfortunately for Al, he had another decent round of golf and wasn’t able to capitalize upon it.  M&M remains up 11 for the year.      

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: Rancho San Joaquin, Sunday, August 20th, 10:00  a.m.   Deadline to register and pay is August 1st.  Please note that we have moved the deadline to register to the first of the month.  The Club has opened up to new members again and so guests are welcome to play. 

Los Verdes
Golf Tournament
Results

We had 36 golfers including three guests: Ann Brew (Brian Ito), Ron & Linda Mizufuka (Ted Suekawa).  Ron & Linda are previous members.  It looks like all three guests may be joining OCAAGA since we are now accepting new members again.

We started off the tournament by playing in the fog!  How foggy was it?  It was so foggy that you couldn’t see where you were hitting or if it was safe to hit!  We managed by yelling to see if it was clear and getting a response from either the group in front of us or sometimes the group in the adjacent fairway!  Range finders didn’t work.  I was playing in the fourth group and the fog didn’t lift until hole #6.  

Congratulations to our tournament co-champions William Au & Steve Fukumoto.  Both carded net 66’s!  They were followed by “Dancing” Dee Ishida and Joey Dang who both shot net 68’s. 

This month’s early bird winner is Steve Fukumoto.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline.

Results:                                             

Tournament Co-Champions – William Au & Steve Fukumoto (66)

Low Net Front – (34, 4-way tie) Al Lum, Michael Ha, Russell Tagawa & Art Fukumoto – 16 points each.

Low Net Back – William Au (31!) – 44 points.  Joey Dang (33) – 18 points.  William must be a back nine player because he also tied for second Low Net Back at last month’s tournament.

Low Net Total – Willaim Au (66) – 72 points.  Joey Dang (68) – 33 points.  Steve Fukumoto (66) would have tied for Low Net Total but didn’t enter! 

Low Gross – Russell Tagawa (74) – 12 points

Long Drive (Men) – Michael Ha – 14 points

Long Drive (Women) – Sharon Hanoa – 10 points. 

Low Putts – Gary Umetsu & Jay Inouye (27) – 12 points each.  Jay also tied for first last month! 

Greenies (4) – Patrick Hanoa (#3), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (#5), Jay Inouye (#12), Al Lum (#17) – 31 points each. 

Skins (6 Birdies) – Gary Umetsu (#2 & #18),
Kevin Lee (#7), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (#8 & #12), Ron Hanada (#15) -- 40 points for each Skin.

Net Skins (5) – Jay Inouye (#1 & #5), Craig Ogawa (#4), Gary Umetsu (#14 & #18) – 60 points for each Net Skin.

Player of the Year (POY) – This year’s POY points will be based solely on tournament performance.  All bonus points for attendance, point system, guests and new membership referrals will no longer be awarded.

Our new scoring system rewards players but only if they score tournament points.  100 points are awarded to the tournament champion.  The next nine places receive reduced points.  If no points are received, their cumulative points remain unchanged.

James Chang continues to lead the POY pack.  He has held this position since March.  Jay Inouye and Patrick Hanoa maintained their 2nd & 3rd positions.  All three added 19 tournament points.  Ron Kienast, Henry Hearn and  David Kato did not score any tournament points but kept their positions.  Only James Chang and Jay Inouye have scored points in every tournament!

James Chang   299 

Jay Inouye   237

Patrick Hanoa  211

Ron Kienast 153

Henry Hearn     145

David Kato       138

Footnotes of Distinction:

1. Chipper Guys!  Joey Dang chipped in two shots from off the green to save pars!  Mike “M&M” Miyasaki chipped in his shot on the par three 12th hole to make birdie!

2. Women of Distinction!  Sharon Hanoa parred three of the four par threes and won Womens Long Drive.  Linda Cox got a birdie on #11.

3. Double Sandy Par!  On hole #14, a par 4, Jay Inouye put his drive in a fairway bunker, his second shot in a greenside bunker, his third shot on the green and sank his putt for a par!  That’s doing it the hard way!

4. Net Skins Hogs!  The winners of our new Net Skins contest were Gary Umetsu, Jay Inouye & Craig Ogawa who all happen to be playing in the same foursome!

5. New Members & Guests.  The club is accepting new members again and so feel free to invite guests.  

Big money winner was last year’s POY winner, Gary Umetsu.  He tied for Low Putts (12 points), won two Skins (80 points) and two Net Skins (120 points) for a total of 212 points.  He was followed by Jay Inouye w/ 163 points.  

The Hole-in-One kitty is at 1256 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (4) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (22), Al finally had a decent round of golf and took 7 Skins from M&M.  M&M remains up 11 for the year.      

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: El Dorado, Saturday, July 22nd, 10:00.   Deadline to register and pay is July 1st.  Please note that we have moved the deadline to register to the first of the month.  The Club has opened up to new members again and so feel free to invite guests as well. 

Westridge Golf Course
Tournament Results

Updated May 25, 2023

This was our smallest turn out of the year w/ only 24 golfers including one guest, Jon Sasaki (Mike Miyasaki).  It was the first time we have played at Westridge GC and it was by far the most difficult golf course we have ever played as evidenced by the number of high net scores posted – No one even came close to netting par and only 11 players managed to break 100!  Patrick Hanoa was correct when he stated at the beginning of the round that he was told to expect to shoot ten strokes more than your average.  The difficulty began at the driving range.  It was located down a steep hill that was only accessible by foot unless you had the foresight to park near the range.  But then you had to walk back up the hill to get to the carts.  If you parked in the main lot, that was another hike up a short hill.  Men played from the blues(!) which made it even more difficult.  I don’t think playing from the whites would have made much of a difference.  Perhaps we should have played from the reds but then, where would the women have hit from?  BTW, there were only two women who were brave enough to come out – Linda Cox & Sharon Hanoa.

The new Greenie rule is now in effect.  You no longer need to get par or better to win.  You just need to be closest to the pin. 

Congratulations to our tournament champion, Steve Kumagai!  Playing to a 29 handicap, he shot 106 for a net 77 but did not enter any of the Net Scores.  That, I believe, may be an OCAAGA record for the highest net score to win a tournament!  He was followed very closely by Brian Ito & Scott Sato who both shot net 78.  It was a very tough day.  Everyone else shot net 81 or higher!

This month’s early bird winner is Dennis Kaake.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline.

Results:                                                            

Tournament Champion – Steve Kumagai (77)

Low Net Front – Scott Sato (37) – 33 points.  Dennis Kaake  (38) – 14 points.

Low Net Back – David Kato (39) – 33 points.  Al Lum, William Au, & Scott Sato (41 tie) – 4 points each.

Low Net Total – Scott Sato (78) – 52 points.  David Kato (81) – 22 points. 

Low Gross – Jon Sasaki (82/guest) – 8 points

Long Drive (Men) – Sean Okutsu – 6 points

Long Drive (Women) – Linda Cox – 2 points.  Linda had stiff competition – herself!

Low Putts – Jay Inouye (31) – 14 points.  Jay also tied for first last month!  Patrick Hanoa & Sean Okutsu (33 tie) –  3 points each.  Patrick tied for first last month. 

Greenies (4) – Art Fukumoto (#3), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (#7), David Kato (#11), Sean Okutsu (#15) – 25 points each. 

Skins (9) – Jon Sasaki, guest (#2 par & #14 birdie), Art Fukumoto (#4 birdie), Sean Okutsu (#6 & #7 birdies), James Chang (#10 birdie), Dennis Kaake (#13 birdie), Scott Sato (#17 par), William Au (#18 par) -- 28 points for each Skin.

Player of the Year (POY) – This year POY points will be based solely on tournament performance.  All bonus points for attendance, point system, guests and new membership referrals will no longer be awarded.

James Chang is still our POY leader.  He has held this position since March.  Jay Inouye continues to play well and has now moved into the second spot ahead of Patrick Hanoa.  Ron Kienast and Henry Hearn retained their fourth & fifth spots, respectively.  David Kato has moved into sixth place. 

Our new scoring system rewards players but only if they score tournament points.  100 points are awarded to the tournament champion.  The next nine places receive reduced points w/ tenth place receiving ten points.  If no points are received, their cumulative points will remain unchanged which is why there may be fewer position changes.

James Chang   280

Jay Inouye   218

Patrick Hanoa  192

Ron Kienast 153

Henry Hearn 145

David Kato       138

Footnotes of Distinction:

1. PCC Rated!  Westridge had a 3+ PCC rating which meant that the Playing Conditions Calculation would be applied.  This is done in the calculation of a score differential if the course or weather conditions on a day of play significantly impacted players performances.  When you post your score, you’ll be able to see the impact of this.

2. Double Digit Inflation!  How tough was this course?  There were some pretty high scores: two 12’s, five 11’s, and three 10’s!  Eight of these scores came on #14 & #18, which were both par fives. 

3. Long Range Putting.  Paul Onest was having an off day (ok, who wasn’t?).  He managed to salvage it on hole #18 when he sank a 33’ one-putt to save a 7!  Go Paul!

4. Tournament Limitations.  Please remember that we are limiting our tournaments to 40 players and so it’s important that you register early if you want to assure yourself of a spot.  Priority will be given to members who register by the deadline and guests will be allowed if space is available.  All registrations will need to be done by mail and email registrations will no longer be accepted.  

Big money winner was Scott Sato.  He won Low Net Front (33 points), tied second Low Net Back (4 points), won Low Net Total (52 points), and a Skin (28 points) for a total of 119 points.  He was followed by Sean Okutsu w/ 90 points and David Kato w/ 80 points.  

The Hole-in-One kitty is at 1256 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (3) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (23), M&M continued his dominance by winning by five Skins.  M&M is up eighteen for the year.      

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: Los Verdes GC, Sunday, June 18th, 10:00.   Deadline to register and pay is June 5th.  Please note that in addition to the Skins game, we have added a Net Skins game which will allow our higher handicappers an equal opportunity to participate!  If you’re really brave, you can enter both events!

La Mirada Golf Course

Tournament Results

It’s been quite a while since we last played at La Mirada.  We had perfect golf weather w/ temps in the 70’s, clear skies and no wind.  The course was short but the rough presented challenges as many of us had to spend time searching for our balls.  Getting out of the rough was also difficult, especially for the high handicappers, due to the thickness and uneven lies.  We had 32 players which included one guest.

Since there were six par threes, the first par three was eliminated from the Greenie contest.  There was one rule change regarding Greenies.  It will no longer require that you get par or better.  This takes the pressure off of the high handicappers who may get struck w/ the three-putt blues.

Congratulations to our tournament champion, Jay Inouye.  Playing to a 17 handicap, he shot an 82 for a net 65.  He was followed by Patrick Hanoa who carded a net 66 and Henry Hearn who shot a net 67.  Patrick also finished second in last month’s tournament.

This month’s early bird winner is Andy Sayakhot.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline.

Results:                       

Tournament Champion – Jay Inouye (65)

Low Net Front – Jay Inouye (32) – 50 points.  Henry Hearn & Patrick Hanoa (33 tie) – 10 points each.

Low Net Back – Michael Ha (32) – 50 points.  Jay Inouye & Patrick Hanoa (33 tie) – 10 points each.

Low Net Total – Jay Inouye (65) – 77 points.  Patrick Hanoa (66) – 33 points. 

Low Gross – Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (77) – 10 points

Long Drive (Men) – Ron Kienast – 18 points (this included the 8 points from the Women’s Long Drive event).

Long Drive (Women) – No one qualified.

Low Putts – Jay Inouye, Patrick Hanoa, & Mike “M&M” Miyasaki  (28 tie) – 8 points each. 

Greenies (5) – Jay Inouye (#5 & 9), Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa (#11), Andy Sayakhot (#13), Al Lum (#17) – 23 points each. 

Skins (10) – Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (#1 par, birdies on #10, 17 & 18), Andy Sayakhot (#4 birdie), Scott Sato (#7 birdie), Michael Ha (#8 par, birdies on #11 & 16), James Chang (#14 birdie) -- 24 points for each Skin.

Player of the Year (POY) – This year POY points will be based solely on tournament performance.  All bonus points for attendance, point system, guests and new membership referrals will no longer be awarded.

James Chang and Patrick Hanoa continue to play well and retained their top two spots, respectively.  Jay Inouye jumped into the third position ahead of Ron Kienast w/ his win at La Mirada.  Henry Hearn makes it to the top five.  The top five spots have started to separate themselves from the rest of the pack.  However, w/ the new scoring system based on performance only, there’s still plenty of time for anyone to make a move.

James Chang  247

Patrick Hanoa 192

Jay Inouye 173

Ron Kienast    153

Henry Hearn  145

William Haberman  98

Craig Ogawa     95

David Kato        88

Dennis Kaake.     85

Gary Umetsu   80

Footnotes of Distinction:

1. On Fire!  Jay Inouye shot lights out.  His 82 was one of his lowest scores ever.  Everything he did, turned to gold.  On one of his two Greenies, he mishit his shot but it ended up rolling all of the way onto the green.  It must be the luck of the Irish!

2. Iron Assist.  On hole #1, Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa was chipping his shot onto the green.  It went to the right and hit Susie Yanagita’s club that was lying on the green which redirected his ball towards the hole!  Those golf lessons from Troy Grant must be paying off!

3. Almost an ACE!  On hole #3, Sharon Hanoa’s ball ended up 11.5” from the hole!  Unfortunately for Sharon, she did not get a Greenie because there were six par 3’s and they eliminated the first par three from the Greenie contest.   She did, however, get her birdie! 

4. Tree Wood.  Al Lum was having an awful day.  On hole #11, the 186 yard par 3, his drive hit the tree to his right.  His second shot hit the same tree again sending it back into the greenside bunker on hole #10.  The foursome on #10 were already on the green getting ready to putt.  They were polite enough not to laugh!  To top things off, he also took an 11(!) on #16.

5.  See if You Can Top That!   On hole #17, the 133 yard uphill blind par three.  Al Lum & Mike “M&M” Miyasaki both hit good tee shots but couldn’t see where their balls had landed.  When they got to the green, Ron Kienast’s name was on the CP sign but both Al & M&M ended up closer to the pin.  This was the second time that Ron had been in contention for a Greenie and got edged out both times.  Al ended up being one pace closer than M&M and won the Greenie w/ a par.  Not to be outdone, M&M birdied it!

6.  In Memory of Dad.  Mike “M&M” Miyasaki’s dad loved playing golf.  At age 75, he was a 10 handicapper.  It was on hole #18 at La Mirada that he was getting ready to putt for a birdie and suffered a fatal heart attack!  So what did M&M do?  He birdied 18!

7. Tournament Limitations.  Please remember that we are limiting our tournaments to 40 players and so it’s important that you register early if you want to get in.  Priority will be given to members who register by the deadline and guests will be allowed if space is available.  All registrations will need to be done by mail and email registrations will no longer be accepted.  

Big money winner was our tournament winner, Jay Inouye.  He won Low Net Front (50 points), tied second Low Net Back (10 points), won Low Net Total (77 points), tied for low putts (8 points) and had two Greenies (46 points) for a total of 191 points.  He was followed by Michael Ha w/ 122 points and Mike “M&M” Miyasaki w/ 114 points.  

The Hole-in-One kitty is at 1256 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (4) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (21), M&M totally dominated Al by winning 12 Skins!  M&M shot 77 to Al’s 113!  It was not a good day for Al.  M&M is up thirteen for the year.      

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: Westridge GC, Saturday, May 20th, at 9:00.  Please note the earlier start time.  Deadline to register and pay is May 7th.  

For full scoring results, click here

Posted March 7, 2023

Rio Hondo Golf Course Tournament Results 

We were blessed w/ clear skies and pleasant weather for our second tournament of the 2023 season.  This allowed for shorts attire and walking.  We had 40 players which included four guests, Russell Ikeda (Mike Ikeda), Wendy Momii (Yukiko Masuoka), and Doug & Lu Tambara (Gil Ishizu).  There were nine ladies that teed it up.

Congratulations to our tournament champion, James Chang.  He carded a net 66.  He was followed closely by “Dancing” Dee Ishida w/ a net 68.  Both James & Dee joined as new members last year.  James also tied for second in January’s tournament.  This will put him at the top of the leader board for POY. 

This month’s early bird winner is Linda Cox.  She gets 20 points for having her name pulled and having her entry in before the deadline.

Results:  

Tournament Champion – James Chang (66)

Low Net Front – James Chang (32) – 60 points.  Susie Yanagita (34) – 26 points.

Low Net Back – Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa, Gil “Aloha Kid” Ishizu & Jay Inouye (33 tie) – 28 points each.

Low Net Total – Gil “Aloha Kid” Ishizu (70) – 84 points.  David Kato (71) – 36 points.  James Chang & “Dancing” Dee Ishida would have scratched but neither entered!

Low Gross – Sean Okutsu (79) – 6 points

Long Drive (Men) – Sean Okutsu – 10 points.

Long Drive (Women) – Linda Cox – 12 points.

Low Putts – Sean Okutsu (31) – 16 points.  Al Lum & Doug Tambara (32 tie) – 3 points each.  Sean also won Low Putts at last month’s tournament w/ 29. 

Greenies (5) – Ray Cox (#7), Michael Ha (#8), Alie Onest (#10), Sean Okutsu (#14), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (#17) -- 26 points each.  Sean & M&M also won Greenies at last month’s tournament and M&M’s was on #17!

Skins (5) – Sean Okutsu (#4 birdie & 18 par), Ray Cox (#7 birdie), David Kato (#8 birdie), Paul Onest (#15 birdie).  56 points for each Skin. 

Footnotes of Distinction:

1)    On A Roll!  James Chang has been on a roll since joining last year.  He finished second in our October tournament, tied for second in last month’s tournament, and won this month’s tournament but failed to enter the Low Net Total!  James – you’ve got to pay to play!

2)   Pin Point Accuracy!  There were several darts being thrown on the par 3’s.  Ray Cox landed about 14” from the pin on #7.  Ray’s name was also on another CP but he got edged out.  Mike “M&M” Miyasaki hit the flag stick on #17 and ended up 3’ feet from the pin.  However, he missed his birdie putt which would have also given him a Skin! 

3)   Women Rule!  There were more women entering the Long Drive contest than the Men.  Six of the nine women playing entered!

4)   Pink is In!  “Dancing” Dee Ishida playing w/ her new “pink” clubs was second Low Net w/ a 68!  It’s got to be the color!

5)   Father & Daughter are Us!  It’s been a while since the father/daughter duo of Paul & Allie Onest have played in a tournament.  How did they do?  Allie got a Greenie & Paul got a Skin!

6)   Mirroring “M&M”!  Mike “M&M” Miyasaki had an off day.  Playing to a 3 handicap, he shot an 87!  Part of this was due to his getting an 8 on 15 and a 7 on 16, both triple bogies.  In his Battle of the Titans w/ Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum, Al (playing to a 19) got the same scores on the same holes!

7)   Tournament Limitations.  Please remember that we are limiting our tournaments to 36 or 40 players and so it’s important that you register early if you want to get in.  Priority will be given to members who register by the deadline and guests will be allowed if space is available.  All registrations will need to be done by mail and email registrations will no longer be accepted.  

Big money winner was Sean Okutsu.  He won Low Gross (6 points), Long Drive (10 points), Low Putts (16 points), a Greenie (26 points) and two Skins (112 points) for a total of 170 points.  Talk about consistency, Sean scored 139 points last month in the same events w/ the exception of Low Gross!  Long Drive (16 points), Low Putts (23 points), one Greenie (37 points) & one Skin (63 points).  

The Hole-in-One kitty is at 1526 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (3) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (19), M&M was up one on the front nine but Al made a strong comeback on the back, winning six, and ended winning by five.  Al is up five for the year.      

Please remember to post your round.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: Brookside EO Nay#2 on Saturday, March 18th, at 10:00.  Deadline to register and pay is March 6th.  Don’t forget to sign up early as the tournaments fill up quickly.

Posted February 7, 2023

Lakewood Golf Course Tournament Results 

Congratulations to our tournament co-champions, Dennis Kaake & Henry Hearn.  They both carded net 64’s (thru 16 holes).  James Chang, Gary Umetsu & Andy Sayakhot were one shot off w/ net 65’s.  James Chang is one of our new members and he also tied for second in our October tournament.

This was our first tournament of the 2023 season and we had to cut off the entries at 40.  Welcome to Steve Fukumoto and Jason Akiyama who played in their first OCAAGA tournament as new members.  They were both recruited by Will “Mr. Tournament” Haberman, our 2022 POY.  We also had seven ladies teeing it up.  Our first tee time was at 11:00 which meant that the last three foursomes were not able to finish due to darkness.  As a result, we only used scores thru 16 holes to determine our winners. (The front nine was completed, and the last 2 holes were removed due to darkness and for scoring but full handicap was applied to the 7 holes on the back nine.

For handicap reporting purposes, please take net par on the last two holes (making 18) and then post your score.

Congratulations to our tournament co-champions, Dennis Kaake & Henry Hearn.  They both carded net 64’s (thru 16 holes).  James Chang, Gary Umetsu & Andy Sayakhot were one shot off w/ net 65’s.  James Chang is one of our new members and he also tied for second in our October tournament.  

This month’s early bird winner is Ron Kienast.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline.

Results:  

Tournament Co-Champions – Dennis Kaake & Henry Hearn, Net 64 (16 holes) 

Low Net Front – Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (34) – 60 points.  Dennis Kaake, Andy Sayakhot & Henry Hearn (35 tie) – 8 points each.

Low Net Back (7 holes) – Patrick Hanoa, Marlene Ching, Susan Yanagita, Rex Shin & Ray “3-K” Saito (28 tie) – 17 points each.

Low Net Total (16 holes) – Dennis Kaake & Henry Hearn (64 tie) – 67 points each. 

Low Gross (16 holes) – Brad Cooper (69) – 16 points.

Long Drive (Men) – Sean Okutsu – 16 points.

Long Drive (Women) – Marlene Ching – 10 points.

Low Putts (16 holes) – Sean Okutsu (29) – 23 points.  Mike Ikeda (31) – 10 points. 

Greenies (4) – Sean Okutsu (#3), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (#5), Ray Cox (#12), Ron Kienast (#17) -- 37 points each.

Skins (5 birdies) – Brad Cooper (#1 & 5), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (#2 & 6), Sean Okutsu (#11), Michael Ha (#13).  63 points per Skin. 

Player of the Year (POY): This year POY points will be based solely on tournament performance.  All bonus points for attendance, point system, guests and new membership referrals will no longer be awarded.

Dennis Kaake   85

Henry Hearn 85

Gary Umetsu 52

James Chang 52

Patrick Hanoa   52

Craig Ogawa 40

Andy Sayakhot 30

Jay Inouye     30

Sean Okutsu 30

Kevin Lee      10

Ron Kienast      10

Footnotes of Distinction:

Not too much to report this month as it was too dark to lie about anything!

1)  The Dark Knights!  It was so dark that groups nine & ten used glow balls to finish the last two holes.  Talk about being prepared!  Who brings glow balls to a tournament?  Unfortunately, they still weren’t able to finish.

2)  Mr. Putz!  Craig “Mr. Putz” Ogawa put on a putting performance on the front nine.  He had one zero putt, three one putts and a triple(!) on #9 for a total of 14.  Too bad about the triple, “Mr. Putz”.  Unfortunately, the back nine was not as favorable.

3)  Tournament Limitations.  Please remember that we are limiting our tournaments to 36 or 40 players and so it’s important that you register early if you want to get in.  Priority will be given to members who register by the deadline and guests will be allowed if space is available.  All registrations will need to be done by mail and email registrations will no longer be accepted.  

4)   New Board Member.  Thanks to Brian Ito, one of our newer members, for joining the Board.  He has taken over the tournament scoring responsibilities.    

Big money winner (again!) was Mike “M&M” Miyasaki.  He won Low Net Front (60 points), a Greenie (37 points) and two Skins (126 points) for a total of 223 points.  Finishing a distant second and third were Brad Cooper (142 points) – Low Gross (16 points) & two Skins (126 points) and Sean Okutsu (139 points) – Long Drive (16 points), Low Putts (23 points), one Greenie (37 points) & one Skin (63 points).  

The Hole-in-One kitty is at 1256 points.  This will be carried over into 2023 and will be increased based on the number of members.

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (3) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (18), M&M was up four on the front nine but Al made up for it on the back and they ended up tied. 

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

POSTED OCTOBER 28, 2022

Costa Mesa Tournament Results 

Congratulations to the tournament co-champion, William Au and Jon Suzuki! View the results.

Costa Mesa Tournament Summary

This was our last scheduled tournament before our End-of-Year tournament.  This is also the same course that Ray “3-K” Saito scored an Ace on hole #11 last year in January to bag the Hole-in-One kitty for 3000 points.  Men played from the Blues and women from the Silvers.  We had to contend w/ punched greens which made putting a bit more challenging for some. 

Congratulations to our tournament co-champions, Jon Suzuki & William Au.  They both carded net 67’s!  Jon shot a 99 (32 handicap) and William shot a 79 (12 handicap).  New members Steve Kim & James Chang both tied for second w/ net 68’s.  Steve shot an 81 (13 handicap) and James shot an 84 (16 handicap). This was Steve’s first OCAAGA tournament.

We had a record turnout of 48 golfers this month!  This is by far the most golfers we’ve ever had playing in an OCAAGA tournament.  Fortunately, Costa Mesa was able to accommodate all of us.  This included new members Steve Kim (Ted Suekawa) and Ryan Matusuoka, Jason Matsuoka & Russell Tagawa (Art Fukumoto).  Our only guests were Raedean Rona (Cookie Lelevier) and Shiela Fujimoto (Sandy Hanada).  We have acquired fourteen new members this year which brings our total membership to 69.  New members include Art Fukumoto, Peter Phan, Brian Ito, Kei Yoshino, James Chang (they all found us  thru our website!), Henry Hearn and Paul Chung (Michael Ha), Dee Ishida & Steve Kim (Ted Suekawa), Ryan & Jason Matsuoka and Russell Tagawa (Art Fukumoto), Jason Akiyama & Steve Fukumoto (Will Haberman).

This month’s early bird winner is Scott Sato.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline.

Results:                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Tournament Co-Champions – Jon Suzuki & William Au, Net 67

Low Net Front – Steve Kim (32) – 69 points.  Ron Kienast & William Au (34 tie) – 14 points each.

Low Net Back – Jon Suzuki (29!) – 69 points.  Dennis Kaake (32) – 29 points.

Low Net Total – Jon Suzuki & William Au (67 tie) – 75 points each. 

Low Gross – William Au (79) – 20 points.

Long Drive (Men) – Mike “M&M” Miyasaki – 14 points.

Long Drive (Women) – Sandy Hanada – 12 points.

Low Putts – Michael “Mr. President” Ha & Duane “The Dominator” Tomono (29 tie) – 17 points each. 

Greenies (4) – Art Fukumoto (#4), Russell Tagawa (#7), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (#11), Dennis Kaake (#17) -- 48 points each.

Skins (5 birdies) – Brad Cooper (#1), Ron Kienast (#2), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (#5), Russell Tagawa (#9), Kevin Lee (#14).  84 points per Skin. 

Player of the Year (POY) standings (prior to Costa Mesa):         

1)    Will “Mr. Tournament” Haberman – 332 points

2)      Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa – 310 points

3)      Michael “Mr. President” Ha – 260 points

4)      Jay Inouye – 241 points

5)      Dennis Kaake – 235 points

Congratulations to Will “Mr. Tournament” Haberman for winning Player of the Year!  He finished strong w/ a net 71 which kept him ahead of Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa.  Ted had held the lead for POY since May and added another 25 bonus points w/ his recent recruitment of new member Steve Kim.  However, Will bypassed him w/ his late recruitment of new members Jason Akimoto and Steve Fukumoto which gave him 50 bonus points to put him 22 points ahead of Ted.  Other position changes:  Michael “Mr. President” Ha moved up to the third spot; Jay Inouye broke into the top five for the first time; Dennis Kaake returned to the top five. 

New rules: Beginning in 2023, POY points will be based solely on tournament performance.  All bonus points for attendance, point system, guests and new membership referrals will no longer be awarded.

Footnotes of Distinction:

1)  Birdie Buddies!  Brad Cooper & Ron Kienast were playing together in the first group.  Brad birdied hole #1 and Ron birdied hole #2 which also earned both of them a Skin!

2)  Putter Magic!  On hole #9, Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa, putt(!) his third shot from off the green.  His ball “bounced” across the green and into the hole for a birdie!

3)  Going to School.  Mike “M&M” Miyasaki was trying to get a read on the green and watched Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa chip his ball three(!) times across the green.  M&M – did that help?  Ted – you should have used your putter!

4)  Chipper Twins!  On hole #14, the par five, dog leg left w/ water on the left, Paul Onest put his drive in the water!  His next two shots left him short of the green to the left.  He chipped in his fifth shot to make par!  On hole #18, another par five, Dennis Kaake repeated what Paul did by chipping in his fifth shot to make par!  Dennis must have taken good notes because he and Paul were playing in the same foursome!

5)  Bipolar Greenie!  Craig Ogawa used his driver(!) on hole #17, the 181 yard par three, and ended up two feet closer to the pin than Dennis Kaake for the Greenie.  That was his high.  He then proceeded to three-putt the green which negated his Greenie!  That was his low.  Dennis was very grateful.  Craig – you should have putt w/ your driver!

6)  Three-putt blues!  On the Par 5 18th, Michael “Mr. President” Ha had to draw his 2nd shot from 248 yds around a tree and somehow it landed on the green.  He had a 30’ eagle putt but ended up three-putting.  A two-putt would have gotten him a Skin, solo on Low Putts, and a tie for Low Gross with William Au.  The missed 3’ birdie putt only cost him 114 points!

7)    He must be human!  This is the first time in the last five tournaments that Will “Mr. Tournament” Haberman did not finish in first or second!  However, he did shoot a net 71 which sealed POY honors for him.  

8)   Tournament Limitations.  Starting next year, we will be limiting our tournaments to 36 or 40 players.  Priority will be given to members who register by the deadline and guests will be allowed if space is available.  All registrations will need to be done by mail and email registrations will no longer be accepted. 

9)   Board has a new Board Member.  Thanks to Brian Ito, one of our new members, for joining the Board.  He will be taking over the tournament scoring in 2023. 

Big money winner was Mike “M&M” Miyasaki.  He won a Skin (84 points), a Greenie (48 points) and Long Drive (14 points) for a total of 146 points.  Just behind him w/ 144 points was co-champion Jon Suzuki.  He tied for Low Net Total (75 points) and won Low Net Back (69 points).

The Hole-in-One kitty is at 916 points.  This will be carried over into 2023 and will be increased based on the number of members.

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (3) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (20), M&M continued his dominance over Al by winning by five.  M&M ended 18 up for the year!    

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT as a “Tournament”.

Next up: End-of-Year (EOY) tournament and banquet will be held on Saturday, November 12th, at Mile Square.  We anticipate a large turn-out.  Registration, rules and raffle prize donation forms have been posted to the website.  Deadline to register and pay is this Saturday, 10/29. 

POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Lakewood Tournament Results 

Congratulations to the tournament champion, Craig Ogawa! View the results.

Lakewood Tournament Summary

Congratulations to our tournament champion, Craig Ogawa.  Playing to a 24 handicap, he shot a 90 for a net 66!  Great shooting, Craig!  Will “Mr. Tournament” Haberman and Jay Inouye both tied for second w/ a net 67.  Will shot an 87 w/ a 20 handicap and Jay shot an 85 w/ an 18 handicap.  In the last four tournaments Will “Mr. Tournament” Haberman has finished first twice and second twice! 

This month we had 37 golfers (we managed to squeeze in one more over our max of 36).  This is the fifth month in a row that we have maxed out.  With only one more regular tournament scheduled (Costa Mesa on October 22nd), be sure to get your registration in early or you may not make the cut!  Due to us maxing out, only two guests were allowed to play.  They were returning guests Wendy Momii (Yukiko Masuoka) and Russ Ikeda (Mike Ikeda).  We have acquired eleven new members this year which brings our total membership to 65.  New members include Art Fukumoto, Peter Phan, Brian Ito, Kei Yoshino, James Chang (they all found us  thru our website!),  Henry Hearn and Paul Chung (Michael Ha), Dee Ishida & Steve Kim (Ted Suekawa), and Ryan & Jason Matsuoka (Art Fukumoto).

This month’s early bird winner is Joey Dang.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline.

Results:                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Tournament Champions – Craig Ogawa, Net 66

Low Net Front – Will Haberman (32) – 63 points.  Andy Sayakhot & Patrick Hanoa (34 tie) – 13 points each.

Low Net Back – Craig Ogawa (31) – 60 points.  Jay Inouye  (32) – 26 points.

Low Net Total – Craig Ogawa (66) – 91 points.  Will Haberman & Jay Inouye (67 tie) – 19 points each. 

Low Gross – Scott Sato (78) – 12 points. 

Long Drive (Men) – Brad Cooper – 12 points.

Long Drive (Women) – Sharon Hanoa – 14 points.

Low Putts – Scott Sato & Patrick Hanoa (30 tie) – 15 points each. 

Greenies (4) – Paul Chung (#3), Gary Umetsu (#5), Allie Onest (#12), David Kato (#17) -- 37 points each.

Skins (5) – Brad Cooper (#2), Scott Sato (#3, 9 & 10), Ron Kienast  (par #6).  64 points per Skin. 

Player of the Year (POY) standings:         

1)    Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa – 310 points

2)      Will “Mr. Tournament” Haberman – 282 points

3)      Michael “Mr. President” Ha – 260 points

4)      Jay Inouye – 241 points

5)      Dennis Kaake – 235 points

Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa has held the lead for POY since May and w/ his recent recruitment of new member Steve Kim, he increases his lead over Will “Mr. Tournament” Haberman by 28 points.  Other position changes:  Michael “Mr. President” Ha has moved up to the third spot; Jay Inouye has broken into the top five for the first time; Dennis Kaake has returned to the top five.  The top three finishers at each tournament also receive bonus points and so it’s still anyone’s race to win.  Our last tournament in October at Costa Mesa will determine the final outcome.   

New rules: POY bonus points (25) for new membership referrals for 2022 will extend to October 22nd.  Beginning in 2023, POY points will be based solely on tournament performance.  All bonus points for attendance, point system, guest and new membership referrals will no longer be awarded.

Footnotes of Distinction:

1)    Welcome back, strangers!  Gary & Marlene Ching played in their first tournament in more than two years!

2)    A matter of inches!  On hole #3, the par three, Michael Ha stuck his ball just 5’ to the left of the pin.  His friend and new member, Paul Chung, stuck his ball to the right of the pin, 2” closer than Michael!  Paul won the Greenie and also ended up shooting a 98, his best score ever!  Paul still does not have a handicap.

3)    Bunker Putter.  Duane “The Dominator” Tomono used his putter(!) to get out of the bunker on hole #4 and his ball ended up 6” from the pin!  On another green, he was lining up his putt, but then realized that he had forgotten his putter!  Did you leave it in the sand, Duane?

4)    It must be magic!  On hole #5, the 192 yard par three, Ron Kienast’s ball literally fell off the tee on his downswing but he still managed to hit his ball onto the green!  And he parred the hole!

5)    4x1 Foot!  The foursome of Paul Onest, Allie Onest, Scott Sato and Dennis Kaake, all missed one foot putts!

6)    Tournament Man.  Will Haberman continues to excel in tournament play.  In the last four tournaments he placed second (Lakewood CC & Rancho San Joaquin), tied for first (Recreation Park) and was tournament champion (Los Verdes). 

7)    Tournament Limitations.  Our tournaments fill up quickly so be sure to register early.  Priority will be given to members who register by the deadline and guests will be allowed if space is available.  All registrations must be done by mail and email registrations will no longer be accepted. 

8)    Board seeking Board Member.  The Board is looking for one new Board member to do the tournament scoring.  If you are comfortable w/ Excel, you should consider volunteering.  Many special perks if you can handle it!

Big money winner was Scott Sato.  He won three Skins (192 points), Low Gross (12 points) and tied Low Putts (15 points) for a total of 219 points.  He was followed by tournament champion Craig Ogawa who earned 151 points.  He won Low Net Back (60 points) and Low Net Total (91 points). 

The Hole-in-One kitty remains at 871 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (2) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (19), M&M did not play.  M&M remains up 13 for the year.  

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score as the Board is no longer doing this.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT a “Tournament”.

Next up: Costa Mesa GC, Saturday, October 22nd, 10:00 am.  Deadline to register – October 8th.  Be sure to get your entry in as soon as possible as our tournaments fill up quickly.  This will be our last regular tournament of the year.  The End-of-the-Year tournament and banquet will be held on Saturday, November 12th, at Mile Square.

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POSTED AUGUST 23, 2022

Rancho San Joaquin Tournament Results 

Congratulations to the tournament champion, Kevin Lee! View the results.

Rancho San Joaquin Tournament Summary

Congratulations to our tournament champion, Kevin Lee.  He was playing to a 9 handicap and shot a 78 for a net 69.  Great shooting, Kevin!  Will Haberman who was our last two month’s tournament champion was second w/ a 70.

Men played from the Gold (back) tees and women from the White (front) tees.  The weather was nice except the wind made club selection challenging.

We maxed out w/ 36 golfers for the fourth month in a row.  This included guests Steve Kim (Ted Suekawa), Russell Tagawa (Art Fukumoto), Rae Rona (Ray Cox), and Mark Johnson (Al Lum).  Art Fukumoto also just recruited father and son Ryan and Jason Matsuoka as new members.  Art will get 50 bonus points towards POY for recruiting them.  We have acquired ten new members this year which brings our total membership to 65.  New members include Art Fukumoto, Peter Phan, Brian Ito, Kei Yoshino, James Chang (they all found us  thru our website!),  Henry Hearn and Paul Chung (Michael Ha), Dee Ishida (Ted Suekawa), and Ryan & Jason Matsuoka (Art Fukumoto).  Ted was finally able to get Dee to join after being a regular guest for numerous outings. 

This month’s early bird winner is new member Henry Hearn.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline.

Results:                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Tournament Champions – Kevin Lee, Net 69

Low Net Front -- Scott Sato (33) – 52 points.  Dennis Kaake, Duane Tomono & Kevin Lee (35 tie) – 7 points each.

Low Net Back – Jon Suzuki (30!) – 52 points.  Will Haberman (32) – 22 points.

Low Net Total – Kevin Lee (69) – 80 points.  Will Haberman (70) – 34 points.  Will also tied or won Low Net Total the prior two months.

Low Gross – Brad Cooper & Russell Tagawa, guest (76 tie) – 8 points each.  Brad also won Low Gross last month w/ a 76.

Long Drive (Men) – Russell Tagawa (guest) – 12 points.  

Long Drive (Women) – Allie Onest – 6 points.

Low Putts – Jay Inouye (28) – 21 points.  Brad Cooper, Michael Ha & Al Lum (29 tie) – 3 points each. 

Greenies (4) – Scott Sato (#2), Russell Tagawa, guest (#8), Brad Cooper (#13), Mike Miyasaki (#15) -- 35 points each. 

Skins (7) – All birdies!  Scott Sato (#2), Kevin Lee (#3), Russell Tagawa, guest (#8 & 10), Mike Miyasaki (#14 &18), Brad Cooper (#12).  51 points per Skin.  Kevin and Brad also won Skins last month. 

Player of the Year (POY) standings will be posted to the website. 

Current standings (prior to Rancho San Joaquin):

1)      Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa – 228 points

2)      Michael “Mr. President” Ha – 202 points

3)      Ray Cox – 182 points

4)      Gary “Catch Me if You Can” Umetsu – 179 points

5)      Dennis Kaake – 177 points

There was a major shake-up in the standings since Michael “Mr. President” Ha jumped into second w/ his 50 bonus points for recruiting new members Henry Hearn and Paul Chung.  However, Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa kept one dance step ahead of him by recruiting “Dancing” Dee Ishida.  Gary “Catch Me if You Can” Umetsu, our 2021 POY, made it into the top five.

New rules: POY bonus points for new membership referrals for 2022 (25 points for each new member) will be extended from the current June 30, 2022 to October 22, 2022 and will only count for the 2022 POY results. No more carryovers to the next calendar year. Beginning in 2023, POY race will be based solely on tournament performance points only. All bonus points for attendance, point system, guest and new membership referral points will no longer be awarded.

Footnotes of Distinction:

1)      Motor Boat Putting (putt, putt, putt, putt, putt).  How do you five-putt a green?  On hole # 11, the short 388 par four, Mike “M&M” Miyasaki, was putting for par from 20 feet away.  He ended up 4 feet past the pin.  His return putt ended up just past the pin.  His next putt rimmed the hole and spun out.  He casually tapped his fourth putt but that also rimmed out almost hitting his foot!  Lucky that his ball missed his foot otherwise it would have been a two stroke penalty!  His fifth putt finally went in for an eight!  Just to prove that this was not an accident, he also four-putt one of the par threes on back nine!  “M&M’s” new putter (and very expensive one) is working very, very well!

2)      Tournament Man.  Will Haberman must love tournaments!  In the last three tournaments he placed second (Rancho San Joaquin), tied for first (Recreation Park) and was tournament champion (Los Verdes).  After winning at Los Verdes, he finally realized that you need to enter the Low Nets in order to win points!

3)      Traveling Men.  Back in 1969 there was a commercial ad for Camel’s cigarettes:  “I’d walk a mile for a Camel”.  We have two such members that drive a very long way just to play in an OCAAGA golf tournament.  Both Kevin Lee & Jay Inouye make the monthly trek from San Diego County!

4)      Who is that masked man, Kimo Sabe?  Art Fukumoto invited Russel Tagawa to play as his guest.  How good is he?  He scored points in five Optionals and had the most total points won!

5)      Tournament Limitations.  The Board has made the decision to limit all future tournaments to 36 players.  Our tournaments fill up quickly so be sure to register early.  Priority will be given to members who register by the deadline and guests will be allowed if space is available.  All registrations must be done by mail and email registrations will no longer be accepted. 

6)      Board seeking Board.  The Board is looking for two new Board members.  Sharon Hanoa, our webmaster, has officially retired and plans to do more traveling w/ husband Pat.  We are also looking for someone who is proficient w/ computers to record our tournament scores and POY standings.  Many special perks if you volunteer!

Big money winner was Art Fukumoto’s guest, Russell Tagawa.  He won two Skins (102 points), a Greenie (35 points), Low Gross (8 points) and Long Drive (12 points) for a total of 157 points.  He was followed by tournament champion Kevin Lee w/ 138 points.  He tied for second Low Net Front (7 points), won Low Net Total (80 points), and won a Skin (51 points).  He was followed very closely by Mike “M&M” Miyasaki.  He won two Skins (102 points) and a Greenie (35 points) for a total of 137 points.  Special footnote: Kevin Lee was recruited by “M&M”!

The Hole-in-One kitty remains at 871 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (3) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (21), “M&M” struggled on the front nine but rallied strong on the last few holes to lose one to Lum.  M&M remains up 13 for the year.  

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score as the Board is  no longer doing this.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT a “Tournament”.

Next up: Lakewood Country Club, Sunday, September 18th, 10:00 am.  Deadline to register – September 4th.  Be sure to get your entry in as soon as possible as our tournaments fill up quickly.

Rec Park Results & Summary

POSTED JULY 24, 2022

Rec Park Tournament Results 

Congratulations to co-tournament champions, Will Haberman & Jay Inouye! View the results and scorecard.

Rec Park Tournament Summary

Congratulations to co-tournament champions, Will Haberman & Jay Inouye.  They both shot a net 70.  Will was playing to a 22 handicap and Jay a 17.  Will was also last month’s tournament champion.

For the first time in quite a while, the men played from the Blue tees.  Play was a bit slow.  Even though our rules Chairperson, Mike “M&M” Miyasaki, had posted ways to speed up play, it took the last group five hours to finish the round due to slow play in some of the foursomes. 

For the third month in a row we maxed out w/ 36 golfers which included new members Henry Hearn (Michael Ha) and repeat guests Raedean Rona (Ray Cox), Wendy Momii (Yukiko Masuoka) and Dee Ishida (Ted Suekawa).  We have acquired seven new members this year which brings our total membership up to 62.  New members include Art Fukumoto, Peter Phan, Brian Ito, Kei Yoshino, James Chang (they all found us  thru our website!) and Henry Hearn and Paul Chung (Michael Ha).  Art Fukumoto is a former member and returned after an 18 year hiatus!  Henry Hearn was Michael Ha’s college roommate at UCLA and he played as his guest at Los Serranos earlier this year.  Paul Chung was Michael Ha’s former boss and has played w/ us before.  Not only is Michael Ha the top guest recruiter w/ six(!), he is also the top new member recruiter (w/ two!).  Technically you could say our website is our top new member recruiter w/ five!

This month’s early bird winner is Jon Suzuki.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline. 

Results:                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Tournament Champions – Will Haberman & Jay Inouye – Net 70  

Low Net Front – Will Haberman (34) – 54 points.  Jay Inouye (35) – 23 points

Low Net Back – Scott Sato (34) – 54 points.  Jay Inouye (35) – 23 points.

Low Net Total – Will Haberman & Jay Inouye (70 tie) – 60 points each.  Will would have also won Low Net Total last month w/ a 65 but didn’t enter!  Looks like he learned his lesson. 

Low Gross – Brad Cooper (76) – 18 points.  Scott Sato (78) – no points. 

Long Drive (Men) – Brad Cooper (estimated at 310 yds!) – 16 points.  The next closest was a “rest stop” away.   

Long Drive (Women) – Sandy Hanada – 6 points. 

Low Putts – Ron Kienast & Scott Sato (28 tie) – 17 points each.  Brad Cooper (29) – no points.  There would have been a three-way tie but Brad three-putted the 18th green!

Greenies (3) – Ted Suekawa (#5), Ron Kienast (#12), Kevin Lee (#16) -- 43 points each.  See Footnotes of Distinction for explanation of Ted’s Greenie.

Skins (5) – Brad Cooper (par on #6; birdie on #8), Art Fukumoto (birdie on #9), Kevin Lee (birdies on #15 &18).  64 points per Skin.  This is the third month in a row that Art has won a Skin.  Welcome back Art!

Player of the Year (POY) standings will be posted to the website. 

Current standings (prior to Recreation Park):

1)      Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa – 180 points

2)      Taylor “The Kid” Sanchez – 164 points

3)      Ray Cox & Eugene Kaneshiro – 151 points (tie)

4)      Dennis Kaake – 149 points

There should be a major shake-up in the standings since Michael “Mr. President” Ha is getting 50 bonus points for recruiting two new members.

New rules: POY bonus points for new membership referrals for 2022 (25 points for each new member) will be extended from the current June 30, 2022 to October 22, 2022 and will only count for the 2022 POY results. No more carryovers to the next calendar year. Beginning in 2023, POY race will be based solely on tournament performance points only. All bonus points for attendance, point system, guest and new membership referral points will no longer be awarded.

Footnotes of Distinction:

1)      Three-peat!  For the third month in a row, we had 36 golfers playing.  Our largest turnout was last year when we had 40!

2)      Working the System!  Michael “Mr. President” Ha really knows how to work the POY scoring system.  He has had six guests (30 points) and just added two new members, Henry Hearn and Paul Chung (25 points each).  The 50 new member bonus points will propel him into one of the top POY contenders!

3)      It’s Golden!  A huge congratulations goes out to Ray & Linda Cox who will be celebrating 50 years of marital bliss!  The family that golfs together, stays together!

4)      All in the Family!   Dennis Kaake & Ray Cox are both in the running for POY.  Ray is married to Linda and Dennis is married to Linda’s sister, Joyce!  The Takao sisters must have something to do w/ their husbands’ prowess on the golf course

5)      Long Term Relationships or It’s a Small World.  Ray & Linda Cox will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on August 19th!  Michael Ha & Henry Hearn were roommates at UCLA 25 years ago!  Duane “The Dominator” Tomono & Linda Cox – Linda found out they both went to Narbonne High School in Harbor City, although not at the same time, when she and Ray originally joined OCAAGA.

6)      Greenie Magic!  Ted Suekawa won a Greenie on hole #5, the par three,106 yard down-hill hole.  His tee shot went into the front bunker and bounced(!) out onto the green a couple of feet from the pin!  He must have been very nervous because he almost three-putted!  Those bunker lessons must be paying off!

7)      Clairvoyant Putting.  Scott Sato was having a good putting day.  He had 14 putts on the front and when he got to hole #18, he was told that he had 14 putts on the back.  He verbally announced that his plan was to sink his ball from off the green so he would end up w/ 28 putts.  And that’s exactly what he did!  He putt it in from just off the fringe for his par.  This allowed him to tie Ron Kienast for Low Putts.  Brad Cooper, who was playing w/ Ron, would have made it a three-way tie but ended up three-putting #18.

Big money winner was Kevin Lee.  He won two Skins (128 points) and a Greenie (43 points) for a total of 171 points.  He was closely followed by Brad Cooper who won two Skins (128 points), Long Drive (16 points) and Low Gross for a total of 162 points.  

The Hole-in-One kitty remains at 871 points. 

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (2) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (19), “M&M” did not play (again!) and had to cancel last month due to testing positive for COVID.  M&M remains up 14 for the year.  

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score as the Board is  no longer doing this.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT a “Tournament”.

Next up: Rancho San Joaquin (Irvine), Saturday, August 20th, 10:00 am.  Deadline to register – August 6th.  Be sure to get your entry in as soon as possible as our tournaments tend to fill up quickly.

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Los Verdes Results & Summary

POSTED ON JUNE 22, 2022

Los Verdes Tournament Results

Congratulations to the Los Verdes Tournament Champion William Haberman! View the results and scorecard.

The Player of the Year standings have also been updated.

Los Verdes Tournament Summary

Congratulations to tournament champion, Will Haberman.  Playing to a 22 handicap, he shot an 87 for a net 65!  Will was also the only one to break net par.  Great shooting, Will!

We had another great day of golf w/ clear skies and beautiful weather. Los Verdes plays as a par 71 for the men and 72 for the ladies.  It was another extended day of golf as most of us took 5 to 5 ½ hours to finish.

We were maxed out for the second month in a row w/ a full complement of 36 golfers which included new member James Chang (playing in his first OCAAGA tournament) and six guests: Jon Sasaki (Mike Miyasaki), Wendy Momii (Yukiko Masuoka), Paul Chung, Jake Choi & Sue Im (Michael Ha), and last minute fill-in, Dee Ishida (Ted Suekawa). This is Jon’s second consecutive time playing w/ us and Dee’s third time playing as a guest.  If they keep this up, they’ll have to join as members!  Unfortunately, Jon’s sponsor, Mike “M&M” Miyasaki tested positive for COVID and had to cancel at the last minute.  Wishing you a speedy recovery, “M&M”!  Michael Ha continues to be our top guest recruiter.  If the name Yukiko Masuoka doesn’t sound familiar, it’s most likely because she usually only plays w/ us once a year at Los Verdes!  Thanks for inviting Wendy Momii.  Wendy’s husband, Scott Momii, joined us for a beer afterwards.  In case you didn’t know, Scott was one of our original founding members!

This month’s early bird winner is Dennis Kaake.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline.  Or as they say, he had his “cake” and ate it too.

Results:  

Tournament Champions – Will Haberman – Net 65 

Low Net Front – Gary Umetsu, Ray “3-K” Saito, Eugene Kaneshiro & Andy Sayakhot (35 tie) – 16 points each.

Low Net Back – Al Lum (32) – 46 points.  Patrick Hanoa & Duane “the Dominator” Tomono (35 tie) – 9 points each.

Low Net Total – Al Lum & Patrick Hanoa (71 tie) – 52 points each.  Gary Umetsu & Ray “3-K” Saito (73 tie) – no points.  Will Haberman would have won w/ a Net 65 but did not enter!  Al & Patrick are forever grateful!

Low Gross – Duane “the Dominator” Tomono, Jon Sasaki (guest) & Eugene Kanishiro (85 tie) – 2 points each.   This is Jon’s second consecutive Low Gross win.

Long Drive (Men) – No qualifier!

Long Drive (Women) – Susie Yanagita – 10 points (includes Men’s Long Drive points).

Low Putts – Duane “the Dominator” Tomono (25!) – 18 points.  Patrick Hanoa (29) – 7 points.

Greenies (4) – Jon Sasaki, guest (#3), Will Haberman (#5), Eugene Kaneshiro (#12), Brian Ito (#17).  31 points each.

Skins (4) – Jake Choi, guest (birdies on #7 & 10), Art Fukumoto (birdie on #12), Patrick Hanoa (birdie on #18).  90 points per Skin.  Art also won a Skin last month.

Player of the Year (POY) standings will be posted separately.  New rules: POY bonus points for new membership referrals for 2022 (25 points for each new member) will be extended from the current June 30, 2022 to October 22, 2022 and will only count for the 2022 POY results. No more carryovers to the next calendar year. Beginning in 2023, POY race will be based solely on tournament performance points period. All bonus points for attendance, point system, guest and new membership referral points will no longer be awarded.

Footnotes of Distinction:

1) Hitting the Blocks.  On hole #3, the 167 yard par three, Ted “Mr. Salsa” Suekawa hit a low line drive (yeah, it was very, very, very low) that struck one of the women’s red tee markers, ripping it out of the ground.  His ball ricocheted past his head and landed behind him below the blue tee markers on a down slope!  He still managed to get a five after starting w/ negative distance.  Good recovery, Mr. Salsa!  Just like when you slip on the dance floor!

2) Mr. Sandman.  Joey Dang was having a decent round and had just birdied hole #11.  One of his playing partners challenged him to get another birdie on hole #12, the 138 yard par 3.  His first shot landed in the bunker.  Joey said he needed more practice in the sand and so he took 11(!) more shots to get out!  He posted a 15!  Don’t you think that Joey “Mr. Sandman” Dang has a nice ring to it?

3) Mrs. Sandman.  On hole #17, the 190 yard par three, Linda Cox’s second shot ended up in the green side bunker.  It only took her five shots to get out after Duane “ the Dominator” Tomono finally told her to hit it out sideways (that’s what he had to do!).  She ended up carding a 10.  The good news is that she only had a one putt!

4) Three for Three.  Did you notice that the first three Footnotes of Distinction occurred on three different par threes?

5) Two for Two.  The last two tournament winners did NOT enter Low Net Total!  Show me the money!!!

Big money winner was Jake Choi (Michael Ha’s guest).  He won two Skins for 180 points.  Patrick Hanoa was second.  He was second Low Net Back (7 points), tied for Low Net Total (52 points), second Low Putts (7 points), and had one Skin (90 points) for a total of 156 points.

The Hole-in-One kitty remains at 826 points.

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (2) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (21), “M&M” had to cancel due to testing positive for COVID.  I think he may have known that Al was going to, finally, have a decent round.  M&M remains up 14 for the year. 

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score as the Board is no longer doing this.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT a “Tournament”.

Next up: Recreation Park (Long Beach), Saturday, July 16th, 10:00 am.  Deadline to register – July 3rd.  Be sure to get your entry in as soon as possible as our tournaments tend to fill up quickly.

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Los Serranos Results & Summary

POSTED ON MAY 27, 2022

Los Serranos Tournament Results

Congratulations to the Los Serranos Tournament Champion Taylor Sanchez!  View the results. 

Scorecard and results can also be viewed on the Tournaments page.

Los Serranos Tournament Summary

Congratulations to tournament champion, Taylor Sanchez.  Playing to an 18 handicap, he shot an 83 for a net 65!

This is the first time that the club has ever played Los Serranos.  We played the South Course which is a 6,743 yard, par 74, from the Whites.  The woman played from the forward tees which logged in at 6,082 yards.  So a long course meant it was a long day of golf.  The weather remained clear throughout the day but the wind did kick up a bit in the afternoon. 

We had 27 golfers which included two guests: Henry Hearn (Michael Ha) and Jon Sasaki (Mike Miyasaki). 

This month’s early bird winner is Gil “Aloha Kid” Ishizu.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline. 

Results:                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Tournament Champions – Taylor Sanchez – Net 65  

Low Net Front – Susie Yanagita (33) -- 35 points.  Scott Sato (35) – 15 points.

Low Net Back – Eugene Kaneshiro (30!) – 35 points.  Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (34) – 15 points.

Low Net Total – Susie Yanagita (71) – 52 points.  Jay Inouye (73) – 22 point.  Taylor Sanchez would have won w/ a Net 65 but did not enter!

Low Gross – Mike “M&M” Miyasaki & Jon Sasaki, Mike’s guest (78 tie) – 4 points each.   

Long Drive (Men) – Mike “M&M” Miyasaki – 6 points. 

Long Drive (Women) – Linda Cox – 4 points. 

Low Putts – Ron Kienast  (27) – 14 points.  Michael “M&M” Miyasaki, Michael Ha & Scott Sato (32 tie) – 2 points each. 

Greenies (4) – Ron Kienast (#6), Paul Onest (#9), Alie Onest (#12), Taylor Sanchez (#17).  26 points each. 

Skins (6) – Scott Sato (birdie on #1), Frank Doi (par on #5), John Sasaki, guest (birdie on #7), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (birdies on #10 & 15), Art Fukumoto (birdie on #14).  43 points per Skin.

Player of the Year (POY) standings will be posted separately.  New rules: POY bonus points for new membership referrals for 2022 (25 points for each new member) will be extended from the current June 30, 2022 to October 22, 2022 and will only count for the 2022 POY results. No more carryovers to the next calendar year. Beginning in 2023, POY race will be based solely on tournament performance points period. All bonus points for attendance, point system, guest and new membership referral points will no longer be awarded.

Footnotes of Distinction:

1)       Score Check!  Ray Cox was keeping score for his foursome.  He realized that he was keeping score for the North Course and not the South Course.  Mike Miyasaki told him to just keep score on the North Course and they could get the correct score card at the turn.  When Ray went into the starter to get the correct score card, they told him to flip the score card over to the South Course!  Don’t feel bad, Ray, Paul Onest did the same thing on the first three holes until Al Lum told him to flip over the score card!

2)       Ladies Rule!  On #12, the 156 yard par 3, Alie Onest’s shot ended up just 2’ left off the pin!  Not to be outdone, Linda Cox hit her drive to the left of the green, bounced it off the mound and rolled it toward the pin and ended up 3” closer than Alie’s shot.  Fortunately for Alie, Linda didn’t enter Greenies and so Alie won the Greenie.  She would have also won a Skin w/ her birdie but Mike “M&M” Miyasaki also birdie the hole!

3)       Like Father, like Daughter!  Paul Onest got a Greenie on #9 and Alie Onest followed up w/ a Greenie on #12. 

4)       Laser Accuracy!  On #17, the 173 yard par 3, Taylor Sanchez left his ball 15” to the right of the pin.  This was not a fluke as Taylor is usually in the Greenie hunt.  As a side note, Greenies is the only optional that Taylor entered!   

5)       Skip to my Lou!  Susie Yanagita’s approach shot over water to the green on #18, skipped several times on the water, made it across the bank on the other side, but unfortunately rolled back into the water!  Even Scott Sato’s chanting of “skip, skip, skip” was not enough to keep it dry.  Scotty apparently needed to add a few more “skips” to his chanting.

Big point winner was Mike “M&M” Miyasaki.  He was second Low Net Back, (15 points), tied Low Gross (4 points), won Long Drive (6 points), tied second Low Putts (2 points), won two Skins (86 points) for a total of 113 points.  Second was Susie Yanagita.  She won Low Net Front (35 points) & Low Net Total (52 points) for a total of 87 points. 

The Hole-in-One kitty is at 826 points.

In the Battle of the Titans (aka real golfer vs. work in progress), Mike “M&M” Miyasaki (2) vs. Al “I Need More Strokes” Lum (22), “M&M” continued his domination.  He ended up four up and is up 14 for the year.  If this trend continues, Al will need an Angel investor.  

Please remember to post your OCAAGA tournament score as the Board is no longer doing this.  It should be posted as an “Away” score and NOT a “Tournament”.

Next up: Los Verdes (Rancho Palos Verdes), Sunday, June 19th, 10:00 am.  Deadline to register – June 5th.  Be sure to get your entry in as soon as possible as our tournaments fill up quickly.

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Rio Hondo Results & Summary

POSTED ON APRIL 21, 2022

Rio Hondo Tournament Results

Congratulations to the Rio Hondo Tournament Champion Gary Umetsu! View the results. 

Past results have also been uploaded to the Tournaments page.

Rio Hondo Tournament Summary

Congratulations to tournament champion, and our 2021 POY, Gary Umetsu.  Playing to a 14 handicap, he shot a 77 for a net 63!!!

The day started overcast and a little chili but warmed up for a beautiful day of golf.  Putting was a challenge as the greens had been punched two weeks ago and were slow and bumpy.  

We had 36 golfers which included three guests: Charles Laine (Al Lum), Phil Choi (Danney Kim), Craig Tyau (Sandy Hanada).  This was our largest turn out of the year (we had 40 last year in June at Mile Square and had two tiers).

This was new member Brian Ito’s first tournament.  He just relocated from Washington and was wearing his UW purple and gold attire.  Also playing was Art Fukumoto who recently returned as an OCAAGA member after an 18 year hiatus!

This month’s early bird winner is Ray “3K” Saito.  He gets 20 points for having his name pulled and having his entry in before the deadline. 

Results:                                                                                  

Tournament Champions – Gary Umetsu – Net 63!  

Low Net Front – Gary Umetsu (32) -- 52 points.  Dennis Kaake (33) – 22 points.

Low Net Back – Ted Suekawa (30!) – 52 points.  Gary Umetsu (31) – 22 points.

Low Net Total – Gary Umetsu (63!) – 80 points.  Dennis Kaake (67) – 34 points.

Low Gross – Brad Cooper & Chuck Laine, guest (76 tie) – 9 points each.   

Long Drive (Men) – Brad Cooper – 16 points. 

Long Drive (Women) – Sharon Hanoa – 4 points. 

Low Putts – Phil Choi, guest (27) – 25 points.  Michael Ha & Duane Tomono (29 tie) – 5 points each.  This was the second month in a row that a guest won Low Putts!

Greenies (5) – Ray Cox (#7), Michael Ha (#8), Mike Miyasaki (#10), Scott Sato (#14), Eugene Kaneshiro (#17).  27 points each.  Michael Ha and Eugene Kaneshiro also won Greenies last month.

Skins (3) – Michael Ha (birdie on #8), Ron Kienast (birdie on #13), Brad Cooper (Eagle! on #15).  133(!) points for each Skin.  Michael Ha also won a Skin last month.  This is the most we have ever paid out on a Skin