Shop with a Cop Invitational
It was a picture perfect day for our 1st annual, Shop with a Cop Invitational. Sheriff Jeff Johnson joined us on Saturday morning to say a few words of appreciation on behalf of the Sheriff's Office before officially starting the tournament.
Fifty two players were in the field for the four person, scramble being played from exclusively the red tees for all players. The winning team of Mike Hegeman, Mike Fuentes, Steve Honn, and Debbie Reczek won the event shooting an impressive 13 under par score to win by one stroke over the team of Herb Buck, Karen Mathes, Glen Bartlett, and Doug Mason.
Between entry fees, the 50/50 raffle, and the coverall bingo game at the season ending banquet, the CGA was able to net over $2,100 towards our fundraising goal.
2023 FedEx Cup Champion and Player of the Year
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Congratulations to our FedEx Cup Champion and player of the year, John Perry. John started the playoff at -5 and shot a very consistent net +1 to come in at -4, five shots better than a trio of golfers who came in T2 at +1. For winning the FedEx Cup John wins $350, last year’s defending champion Brett Snyder takes home $200 for 2nd place, Mike Laney wins 3rd place money of $150, and Jay Mathes wins 4th place prize money of $100.
This caps off an incredibly consistent and productive season for John. Not only did John play in every event this season, more impressive is the fact that he placed and earned points in every single event he played in.
Congratulations again John on a very impressive season.
In Hole in One club news......
We have another winner!
Congratulations to CGA member Lloyd Burke for his hole on one on Chestatee's hole number 7. Lloyd scored his ace with a 7 iron from the white tees which were playing at 150 yards.
That is our second hole in one of the season and it pays Lloyd $710. We still have one more payout in the bank, who's next up?!?
RECAP - The Players - Member Member
Well that’s a wrap on the 2023 Member/Member championship. Congratulations to Brett Snyder and John Rennell who won the overall team championship with a score of 18 under after the two day competition. Flight winners win $260 per team and the second place team in each flight received $140. In addition to their cash winnings, Brett and John have a grand prize choice of a Titleist stand bag or a Ping cart bag and we’ll have those monogrammed on the front ball pocket with the tournament and their names.
Other flight winners were Damon Gibbs and Scott Morgan at -16, Tim Perry and Mike Hegeman at -11, and Rob Schultz and Brian Caldwell at -8. FedEx Cup points are awarded as follows: Overall winning team 12 pts, Flight winners 10 pts, second place 8 pts, and third place teams receive 6 pts. All participants receive 2p pts. We will have the points standings updated in the next day or two and will communicate a link out to everyone.
Bingo Night - Shop with a Cop
So what does marking off 24 numbers win you in a CGA Bingo Night? A cool $1,000 went to this young lady (who says you have to be a senior citizen to enjoy bingo?!) who was our grand prize winner for the evening. Five other players won $200 in our normal bingo games and one lucky guest walked away with over $400 in our 50/50 raffle.
With a crowd of approximately 100 in attendance we raised over $2,500 to seed our Shop with a Cop annual fundraiser from bingo, raffle, and shirt sales while still awarding over $2,400 in cash and prizes.
Watch for a "Save the Date" for this fall as we look to duplicate the fun and prizes!
The PGA Championship Results
Congratulations to Rob Schultz for winning the PGA Championship with a score of +11 to his quota.
Prize and points winners for each flight were:
- Flight A - 1st Alan Dussouy +5, 2nd Travis Vogel, 3rd Joe Kennedy
- Flight B - 1st Jay Mathes +5, 2nd Mark Ledbetter, 3rd Keith Johnson
- Flight C - 1st Jeff Eaton +3, 2nd Ben Elliott, 3rd John Perry
- Flight D - 1st Steve Hill -2, 2nd Brent Dixon, 3rd Steve Fisher
- Flight E - 1st Steve Benitez 0, 2nd Herb Buck, 3rd Byron Hock
Our next tournament will be our premier event of the season; The Players - Member/Member on Friday & Saturday, July 14th & 15th. Tee gifts, prizes, raffles, increased tournament awards purse for winners and a post tournament dinner and social.
Our next Stableford Major tournament will resume with the U.S. Open on Saturday, August 12th.
The Seal Has Been Broken For 2023!
Congratulations to Jeff Hardesty for his Hole-in-One on Friday, May 12th while playing in the Friday Shootout (the longest-running, cash-paid, Friday afternoon sporting event in Dawson County.).
The details of the event as told to this reporter by Jeff himself, "6 iron from 160ish into a gentle zephyr. High, majestic fade that landed softly 7 feet left of the pin and rolled in like a putt." As a result of his Hole-in-One, and being a current member of the CGA Hole-in-One Club (H1C), Jeff receives $700 for his "majestic shot".
As a reminder to how the H1C works, it pays for any verified ace scored while playing at Chestatee during the calendar year. The entry fee is $30 for the H1C and it covers winning payouts for 3 Holes-in-One during the season. Once the third Hole-in-One is recorded during the season, then everybody re-antes another $30.
CONGRATULATIONS CZAR!
THE REACTION OF MAN WHO JUST WON $700
The Masters Results
"Fore please. Now driving, The Masters." The first of the CGA's four individual tournaments for 2023 was held on Saturday, May 6th and while the blooming azaleas and pimento cheese sandwiches weren't readily available, there were plenty of masterful performances to be found.
Congratulations to our overall event champion, Selwyn Glanzer. Selwyn who was +8 over his quota, shooting 74 on the day, nudged out runner-up Steve Hill who came in with a score of +7.
Prize and points winners for each flight were:
- Flight A - 1st Mike Laney, 2nd Jameson Foote, 3rd Brett Snyder
- Flight B - 1st Phil Adams, 2nd Jay Mathes, 3rd Randy Johnson
- Flight C- 1st Keith Morris, 2nd John Perry, 3rd Steve White
- Flight D - 1st Dave Polak, 2nd John Goodrich, 3rd Ben Elliott
- Flight E - 1st Tom Jacobus, 2nd John Rennell, 3rd Steve Fisher
- Flight F - 1st Steve Hill, 2nd David Sparks, 3rd Robert Urland
Thanks to all who participated in the tournament. With 48 members playing that was a participation rate of 50%. Up next, the second of our individual majors: The PGA on June 10th.
Click the pic to see full tournament results
WM - Putt Pirate Results
Under sunny skies and soggy, cart path only conditions the 2023 CGA tournament season officially started with the Waste Management - Putt Pirate Classic. The field was comprised of 11 teams competing in a 4-man team shamble format. Payouts and Player of the Year points were awarded to the top four finishing teams. The winners were:
- 1st - Jay Mathes, Billy Hester, Herb Buck, Ted Krautter
- 2nd - Steve Brooks, Selwyn Glanzer, Dave Polak, Byron Hock
- T3 - Phil Adams, Mike Fuentes, Brent Dixon, Robert Urland
- T3 - Mike Laney, John Perry, Mike Ball, Cass Kuhlke
Thanks to all who participated in the tournament and came out to the Scoring Social for the final iteration of the "Putt Pirate". We're retiring the name but not the format for next year.
Click the pic to see full tournament results
Welcome to the 2023 Season
Registration is now open for: 2023 season membership, the Hole-in-Club, and our first event of the season - Match Play. It is important to note that each of these items have changes from what was in place in previous years so please pay close attention to each of those pages when registering.
Here's to fun and competitive season of golf at Chestatee.
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