CGA News and Notes as of December 21, 2022
Ho, Ho, Ho!
Forty CGA members, Chestatee residents, and guests of honor Sheriff Jeff Johnson & Sergeant Randy Harkness, attended our Shop with a Cop breakfast presentation on
Wednesday, December 21st.
It is with extreme pride and gratitude to our CGA members, Chestatee residents, Judd Hughes/Bamboo Car Wash, and the Chestatee mens Bible study group that we were able to present funds to the Sheriff's Department in the amount $13,805 for this year's Shop with a Cop fundraiser. Due to your thoughtful contributions we were able to well exceed our donation last year of $10,000. Thank you again for your overwhelming contributions and support of this very deserving fundraiser.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
Tis the Season....Eagle season that is!
Congratulations to Steve Laney on his recent hole-in-one on Monday, November 28th. Steve, who is no stranger to Eagles/Aces - this is his 6th, scored his "1" on the 15th hole (his second on that hole) with a 7 iron from 126 yards. Congratulations Steve!
The ace was worth $700 and now it's time to re-up with $10 to Keith Morris for the next pot. We will grant a two week renewal window for any ace that gets made during that period. We (the current 70 hole-in-one members) would guarantee the same winnings during the renewal window while members have a chance to renew their membership and get their $10 in for the next hole-in-one.
Hole in One Club News
Lightning strikes twice this year for Jeff Eaton on the 7th hole. Jeff previously aced the hole with a 5 iron from the blue tees in the season opening SPEW tournament and duplicated the feat with a 3 wood playing in the Saturday morning, Dewsweepers Black Tee Challenge.
The ace was worth $700 and now it's time to re-up with $10 to Keith Morris for the next pot. We will grant a two week renewal window for any ace that gets made during that period. We (the current 70 hole-in-one members) would guarantee the same winnings during the renewal window while members have a chance to renew their membership and get their $10 in for the next hole-in-one.
2022 Champion Golfer of the Year
Congratulations to Brett Snyder for winning the 2022 CGOY Playoff! Brett shot a gross 71/net 63 to overtake the entire field for the victory. Brett competed in four events during the season and finished the regular season with 30 points, tied for 16th position along with two other golfers, just making the cut for the playoff field.
One of the other golfers tied for the 16th qualifying spot, Brian Caldwell, also came from the back of the pack by shooting a gross 86/net 67 to claim second place. The other top finishers were Ted Krautter in 3rd place and Damon Gibbs beating out Mike Laney for 4th in a scorecard playoff.
Congratulations to all who qualified for the playoff and we hope to see everyone at the Red Tee Tournament and Awards Dinner on November 12th
Registration for the CGA Cup is now open
The CGA Cup, our two day Ryder Cup style tournament is now open for registration. The team reveal party will take place on Wednesday, September 21st at the Chestatee Pavilion. The tournament will be held on Friday, September 23rd at 12:00pm and on Saturday, September 24th at 10:00am. A post tournament Scoring Social will take place Saturday evening at the Chestatee Pavilion.
When registering for the tournament please indicate your shirt size. The later you sign up for the tournament the lesser chance you will get your preferred shirt size - DON'T WAIT TIL THE LAST MINUTE TO REGISTER!
Congratulations to Ben Elliott - Match Play Champion
On Saturday, August 6th Ben defeated Trip Story 2&1 to cap off an impressive six win match play tournament. Along the way Ben won matches against some pretty heavy hitters: Judd Hughes, Phil Adams, Dan Tennant, Jay Mathes, Damon Gibbs, and lastly Trip with two of the matches having to go to extra holes.
Congratulations to Ben and Trip on a great tournament.
Putt Pirate Field Set
Team tee times are as follows:
8:00am - Team 8 *** 8:09am - Team 1 *** 8:18am - Team 7 *** 8:27am - Team 5 *** 8:36am - Team 9
8:45am - Team 6 *** 8:54am - Team 2 *** 9:03am - Team 4 *** 9:12am - Team 10 *** 9:21am - Team 3
CGA Championship Results
Congratulations to Alan Dussouy, our 2022 Low Gross Champion with a two day combined score of 10 over par. Alan held off a second day charge from Mike Laney who finished second low gross with a score of 12 over par.
Congratulations are also in order for our 2022 Low Net Champion, Bill Weiss. Bill shot a very consistent two day net total of 3 under par and won in a scorecard playoff over John Rennell who also finished at 3 under par.
Congratulations to all our flight winners and runners up:
Flt 1 - Low Gross - Mike Laney, 1st Low Net - Terry Prillaman, 2nd Low Net - Jay Mathes
Flt 2 - Low Gross - Dale Holland, 1st Low Net - Steve Laney, 2nd Low Net - Charles Pearson
Flt 3 - Low Gross - Billy Hester, 1st Low Net - Kelvin Brents, 2nd Low Net - Jeff Eaton
Flt 4 - Low Gross - Jeff Mion, 1st Low Net - John Rennell, 2nd Low Net - Brian Caldwell
Flt 5 - Low Gross - Rob Schultz, 1st Low Net - Tom Batten, 2nd Low Net Bill Bombardier
Member Member Recap
Congratulations to Ted Krautter and Tom Batten our 2022 Member Member Overall Champions. Ted and Tom edged out John Heffernan and Rob Schultz in a back nine scorecard playoff to claim the overall title and $150 each and 12 CGOY points. Congratulations to our flight winners: Steve Laney & Trip Story, John Heffernan & Rob Schultz, Garrett Fry & Josh Nelson, and Kelvin Brents & Bob Martin. Check out the Member Member page to see all the tournament results and scores.
Individual Stableford Recap
Congratulations to Mike Fuentes our 2022 Individual Stableford Overall Champion. Mike edged out Toby Tatum and Ted Krautter by 1 point for the overall crown and the $150 and 14 CGOY points. Congratulations to our flight winners: Damon Gibbs, Toby Tatum, Nathan Hand, Ben Elliott, Kelvin Brents, and Ted Krautter. Check out the Individual Stableford page to see all the tournament results and scores.
SPEW Recap
Congratulations to all the winners in our Social Preseason Exhibition Warmup tournament. It was a beautiful day to start the season and it produced a couple of notable items: 56 of our 95 members - 60% - came out to play and we had our first hole-in-one of the season.
Now we turn our attention to the start of our Match Play competition on March 26th. Remember you do not have to be available to play on that Saturday - you would still have two weeks to get that first match in. There are two weeks left to register for Match Play, registration closes Sunday, March 20th. We had a complete field of 64 golfers last year so don't wait to register and run the risk of getting put on the waitlist.
Hole in One Club News
We have a winner! The SPEW tournament produced our first winner of the year as Jeff Eaton scored his ace on hole seven with a five iron.
The ace was worth $630 and now it's time to re-up with $10 to Keith Morris for the next pot. We will grant a two week renewal window for any ace that gets made during that period. We (the current 63 hole-in-one members) would guarantee the same winnings during the renewal window while members have a chance to renew their membership and get their $10 in for the next hole-in-one.