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Tuesday Golf League Results for October 02, 2018

Closest to the Pin – Par 3’s

Sponsors: Gators Dockside Restaurant: $20=Gift Cards Each Hole!!

Hunters Creek Golf Course: Free Round of Golf on Each Hole!!

Winners: October 02 = 24 Golfers Played 9 holes

1st Place Bob Maleski +8 = $60.00

2nd Place Al Nakutis +4 = $44.00

3^rd Place Tie Mike Tapia +2 = $15.00

3^rd Place Tie Kelly Francis +2 = $15.00

4^th Place Tie Frank Smith +1 = $ 5.00

4th Place Tie Jim Steel +1 = $ 5.00

Closest to Pin #11: Bob Maleski (27 feet 8”) Gators Dockside Gift Card +

Hunters Creek Free Round of Golf

Closest to Pin #14: Angel Curbelo (13 inches) $20 Gators Dockside Gift Card +

Hunters Creek Free Round of Golf

This week’s fees collected $144.00

This week’s prizes awarded $144.00

Money to be picked up! Tom Montgomery

Birdies: Angel #14, Holder #11, Gary #13,

New Golfers: James Dennis

Whoever goes out first, please make up the flag signs and put them on the 2 par 3 holes!!.The score sheets for the 2 par 3 holes are in the black box on the Pro Shop back counter. There are 2 measuring tapes in the box. They mount on top of the flag signs.

Hole-In-One Pot: Cost = $5.00 (1 time)

Pay the Pro Shop person and inform him it is for the Hole-In-One Pot.

There is a special envelope for the HIO Pot.

Place a check mark on the Sign-In Sheet for your $5.00.

Winner takes all!! POT Currently = $75.00

REMINDER: SCORING

Hole In One: 6 points + Free round of golf + HIO Pot, if entered!!

Eagle: 5 points

Birdie: 4 points

Par: 3 Points

Boggy: 2 points

Double Boggy: 1 point

League play begins at 8:00AM. Rate = $18:00 (Play 9 or 18 holes) to HC Golf + $6.00 to league pot = $24.00. Jim Steel: (407) 704-0546 / fdvinc@aol.com

Hunters Creek Tuesday Golf league

By Jim Steel

Hunters Creek Tuesday Golf league

By Jim Steel

September, 2018 Issue

The Tuesday Golf League at the Hunters Creek Golf Course plays 9 holes every Tuesday at8:00AM. The league is for men and women of all skill levels. There are money prizes, sponsor gift cards and free rounds of golf to the winners. You can also make the league 9 holes as a part of an 18 hole round. Anyone interested in playing can just show up on Tuesday by 8:00AM. If you want additional information, please contact Jim Steel (407-704-0546) or the Pro Shop (407-240-4563).

Gators Dockside Restaurant of Hunters Creek donates $20.00 gift cards to the winners of the Closest to the Pin on the two par three holes each week. This has added additional excitement to the Closest to the Pin contest on the two par three holes. They also offer a 15% discount on food to anyone who has a Hunters Creek Golf “Creek Card”. Tuesday – Kids Eat Free with each paying adult!!

Hunters Creek Golf Course also sponsors the two par three holes with a Free Round of Golf to the winners. They also offer a discount in the restaurant for Creek Card holders. Hunters Creek Golf Course is our resident golf course and needs the support of the Hunters Creek Neighborhoods. Bring some friends and come on out and have some fun!!

First Place Winners:

07/03: Larry Stepney

07/10: Mike Yore & Larry Stepney – Tie

07/17: Doug Torborg

07/24: Bob Maleski

07/31: Kelly Francis

Closet to the Pin on the 2 Par 3 Holes:

07/03: Tom Gill & Chris Stankiewicz

07/10: Chris Barlow & Chris Hardy

07/17: Mike Yore & Doug Torborg

07/24: Bob Maleski & Kelly Francis

07/31: Jim Steel & Jack Hillard

Spotlight Golfer: Al Johnson

Al grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has been married to his wife, Marie, for 23 years. They have 6 wonderful kids and 16 grandkids. They are big Packer football fans. His kids live all over the country from Orlando to

Portland, Oregon. During one of their vacations, they visited their son, who lives in Hunters Creek. He has lived there since 2003. They immediately fell in love with Hunters Creek and in 2010, Al and Marie purchased a house in Tanglewood. The house resides on the 8^th fairway on the Hunters Creek Golf Course.

Al had severed an apprenticeship at Faulk Corporation – Steel Foundry. He then changed jobs to work at General Motors in Milwaukee. He retired after 32 years when the plant closed. He has been retired for 12 years.

Al has some very interesting hobbies. Al was a professional bowler. He has nine 300 games and a high 836 series. He played on the TV Pro Tour against the likes of Dick and Pete Weber. He has numerous tournament wins. Al also enjoys riding his Harley motorcycle and attends many rallies’ including Bike Week.

Al enjoys playing golf. He played sporadically for 40 years at various area courses. Some of his favorite courses are Hunters Creek, SentryWorld, Trappers Turn and Northern Bay. He is self-taught with a lot of help. Since moving to Hunters Creek, golf is his main sport. He is very proud of his granddaughter who plays on her high school golf team.

Al has been playing in the Tuesday Golf League for seven months and has been playing in the Sunday Skins game for 4 years. Al is a very good golfer and has cashed in on some money awards in the Tuesday League. He says the Stableford Point System used in the Tuesday League is fair for all golfers. He says the awards for the two par three holes alone are worth the price of admission.

Al’s favorite moments: Golfing with people in the league from all over the world/

A good foursome/ coming down the 8^th fairway where his Packer flags salutes you!

Tuesday Golf League Results for September 11, 2018

Closest to the Pin – Par 3’s

Sponsors: Gators Dockside Restaurant: $20=Gift Cards Each Hole!!

Hunters Creek Golf Course: Free Round of Golf on Each Hole!!

Winners: September 11 = 21 Golfers Played 9 holes

1st Place Dave Pitcher +3 = $53.00

2nd Place Tie Dennis Adkisson +2 = $17.00

2nd Place Tie Greg Lisi +2 = $17.00

2nd Place Tie Angel Curbelo +2 = $17.00

2nd Place Tie Al Johnson +2 = $17.00

Closest to Pin #3: Dave Pitcher (6 feet) $20 Gators Dockside Gift Card +

Hunters Creek Free Round of Golf

Closest to Pin #6: Frank Velez (23 feet 11”) $20 Gators Dockside Gift Card +

Hunters Creek Free Round of Golf

This week’s fees collected $121.00

This week’s prizes awarded $121.00

Money to be picked up! Stepney, Lorenzo

Birdies: Chris #7, Dave #3, Gary Craig, Pat #6

New Golfers: None

Whoever goes out first, please make up the flag signs and put them on the 2 par 3 holes!!. The score sheets for the 2 par 3 holes are in the black box on the Pro Shop back counter. There are 2 measuring tapes in the box. They mount on top of the flag signs.

Hole-In-One Pot: Cost = $5.00 (1 time)

Pay the Pro Shop person and inform him it is for the Hole-In-One Pot.

There is a special envelope for the HIO Pot.

Place a check mark on the Sign-In Sheet for your $5.00.

Winner takes all!! POT Currently = $70.00

REMINDER: SCORING

Hole In One: 6 points + Free round of golf + HIO Pot, if entered!!

Eagle: 5 points

Birdie: 4 points

Par: 3 Points

Boggy: 2 points

Double Boggy: 1 point

League play begins at 8:00AM. Rate = $15:00 (9 holes) to HC Golf + $6.00 to league pot = $21.00 / 18 holes = $19.00 + $6.00 Pot = $25.00.

Tuesday Golf League Results for September 25, 2018

Closest to the Pin – Par 3’s

Sponsors: Gators Dockside Restaurant: $20=Gift Cards Each Hole!!

Hunters Creek Golf Course: Free Round of Golf on Each Hole!!

Winners: September 25 = 20 Golfers Played 9 holes

1st Place Larry Stepney +3 = $52.00

2nd Place Dennis Adkisson +2 = $38.00

3^rd Place Tie Gary Craig +1 = $15.00

3^rd Place Tie Frank Smith +1 = $15.00

Closest to Pin #3: Curtis Beahn (3 feet 10”) Gators Dockside Gift Card +

(Curtis actually was closest on both par 3’s) Hunters Creek Free Round of Golf

Closest to Pin #6: Kelly Francis (37 feet 6”) $20 Gators Dockside Gift Card +

Hunters Creek Free Round of Golf

This week’s fees collected $120.00

This week’s prizes awarded $120.00

Money to be picked up! Greg Lisi

Birdies: Dennis #4 & 8, Gary #4, Curtis #3 & 5

New Golfers: David Evans & Norman Hanson

Whoever goes out first, please make up the flag signs and put them on the 2 par 3 holes!!. The score sheets for the 2 par 3 holes are in the black box on the Pro Shop back counter. There are 2 measuring tapes in the box. They mount on top of the flag signs.

Hole-In-One Pot: Cost = $5.00 (1 time)

Pay the Pro Shop person and inform him it is for the Hole-In-One Pot.

There is a special envelope for the HIO Pot.

Place a check mark on the Sign-In Sheet for your $5.00.

Winner takes all!! POT Currently = $75.00

REMINDER: SCORING

Hole In One: 6 points + Free round of golf + HIO Pot, if entered!!

Eagle: 5 points

Birdie: 4 points

Par: 3 Points

Boggy: 2 points

Double Boggy: 1 point

League play begins at 8:00AM. Rate = $18:00 (Play 9 or 18 holes) to HC Golf + $6.00 to league pot = $24.00. Jim Steel: (407) 704-0546 / fdvinc@aol.com

By Jim Steel

August, 2018 Issue

The Tuesday Golf League has changed its starting time from 1:30PM to 8:00AM. This will help beat the summer heat and the afternoon rains.

First Place Winners:

06/05: Mike Yore

06/12: Chris Stankiewicz & Paul Goggin – Tie

06/19: Kelly Francis & Angel Curbelo-Tie

06/26: Mike Yore

Closet to the Pin on the 2 Par 3 Holes:

06/05: Jack Hillard & Al Johnson

06/12: Jim Steel & Jack Hillard

06/19: Jack Hillard & Chris Hardy/Russell Howard-Tie

06/26: Curtis Beahn & Mike Yore

Spotlight Golfer: Mike Tapia

Mike was born in North Dakota but has lived in several states and other countries. His father was in the Air Force and he moved quite a bit as a family before finally settling in Arizona. His father’s family was originally from Arizona. Mike has two brothers who were born in Germany. This is his second time living in Florida. As a youngster he lived in Fort Walton Beach close to the Eglin Air Force base. He attended high school and college in Arizona and eventually moved to New Jersey where his wife-Jennifer is from. Jennifer and Mike married in New Jersey and have two amazing kids. Mike’s daughter, Marisol, is 7 and his son Lorenzo is 4. Mike made his way to Hunters Creek a year and a half ago when Jennifer accepted a position as the Business Manager of Massage Envy Hunters Creek. She was recently named Manager of the Year for the entire company and she’s doing great things here in Hunter’s Creek for not only the business but the community.

Mike has been fortunate enough to play some great golf courses. One that comes to mind is a Jack Nicklaus designed course that he played in a little known town in Mexico called Puerto Penasco. It was an extremely unique experience to play a course carved out of the desert landscape and sitting right on the water. He will never forget the amazing desert mountain views running into the Sea of Cortez.

Mikes golf game is pretty much self-taught. When he was in 6th grade, his family lived next to a gentleman who made golf clubs out of his garage. Mike started mowing his lawn every week and one day he made Mike a set of clubs and that was it. He remembers back in the day watching VHS videos of Jack Nicklaus: Golf My Way. Mike played a lot for the next few summers but didn’t play too much during high school and college because of other sports -big mistake. He did pick it up again when he was about 24 and never looked back.

Mike has been working at Hunter’s Creek Golf Club since February, 2017. Golf is his passion and it’s been a pleasure working where he lives and interacting with the golfers and the community. Mike loves the Hunters Creek Golf Course and likes being part of bringing it back to its former glory. Prior to coming to Hunter’s Creek, Mike was a hospitality professional and managed resort and hotel properties for Hilton, IHG and Marriott. As far as hobbies go, if you don’t see Mike on the golf course you’ll probably find him riding bikes with the kids or playing basketball at Mallard or Vista Park. Mike has also been known to dabble in the culinary arts. If you need a recipe, let him know.

His wife, Jenny, has played with him a few times but prefers to caddie for him. When they go on vacation, she doesn’t mind tending the flag and picking out clubs for Mike as long as he makes sure that her glass of bubbly is full. His daughter, Marisol, will be starting First Tee next month and there isn’t a day that goes by that his son, Lorenzo, doesn’t beg him to take him on the golf cart. Lorenzo will be a golfer for sure.

One of Mike’s greatest moments is Tiger’s 97 Masters. To watch him blow away the field and to have his parents there with him, must have been quite a thrill. Mike was 19 at the time and that made a big impression on him. That was sports at its highest level.

Mike started playing in the Tuesday league a couple of months ago. He enjoys meeting and playing with all the players. The comradery within the league has been great and he looks forward to winning more awards. He has met some great people in the league and it’s been a fantastic experience. Mike is a golfer to watch out for. He has an excellent game and is always working to improve. Mike looks forward to seeing everyone around the golf club. Let him know if there’s anything he can to do help make Hunter’s Creek Golf the best it can be!

Mike has always enjoyed the quote from Shawshank Redemption when Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) said “Get busy living or get busy dying.” That speaks to Mike because he is a very positive person and he always tries to live life to its fullest.

Tuesday Golf League Results for August 14, 2018

Closest to the Pin – Par 3’s

Sponsors: Gators Dockside Restaurant: $20=Gift Cards Each Hole!!

Hunters Creek Golf Course: Free Round of Golf on Each Hole!!

Winners: August 14 = 16 Golfers Played 9 holes ($6.00)

1st Place Angel Curbelo +8 = $43.00

2nd Place Frank Velez +5 = $30.00

3rd Place Jim Steel +3 = $14.00

4th Place Tie Mike Tapia +2 = $ 3.00

4th Place Tie Kevin Egan +2 = $ 3.00

4th Place Tie Jack Hillard +2 = $ 3.00

Closest to Pin #3: Keith Holder (19 feet 10”) $20 Gators Dockside Gift Card +

Hunters Creek Free Round of Golf

Closest to Pin #6: Mike Tapia (8 feet 5”) $20 Gators Dockside Gift Card +

Hunters Creek Free Round of Golf

This week’s fees collected $96.00

This week’s prizes awarded $96.00

Money to be picked up! Wagers, Lisi, Hardy, Goggin

Birdies: Curbelo #2 & #7, Hillard #4 & #8, Grundlock #4, Tapia #6

New Golfers: Dave Pitcher, Bruce Grundlock (HC General Manager)

Whoever goes out first, please make up the flag signs and put them on the 2 par 3 holes!!. The score sheets for the 2 par 3 holes are in the black box on the Pro Shop back counter. There are 2 measuring tapes in the box. They mount on top of the flag signs.

Hole-In-One Pot: Cost = $5.00 (1 time)

Pay the Pro Shop person and inform him it is for the Hole-In-One Pot.

There is a special envelope for the HIO Pot.

Place a check mark on the Sign-In Sheet for your $5.00.

Winner takes all!! POT Currently = $70.00

REMINDER: SCORING

Hole In One: 6 points + Free round of golf + HIO Pot, if entered!!

Eagle: 5 points

Birdie: 4 points

Par: 3 Points

Boggy: 2 points

Double Boggy: 1 point

League play begins at 8:00AM. Rate = $15:00 (9 holes) to HC Golf + $6.00 to league pot = $21.00 / 18 holes = $19.00 + $6.00 Pot = $25.00.