2024 Women’s Club Winners – The Mendocino Beacon

Golf Notes has announced the winners of the 2024 Women’s Club-sponsored 3-Club Challenge, held at Little River Golf Course on Tuesday, June 11. The Three Club Challenge involved playing nine holes with only three golf clubs. At the end of the round, names were thrown into a hat and drawn at random. You combined your score with that of a winner from the hat and that was your partner. The partners who won first place and $50 each were Golf Superintendent Terry Stratton and Hank McCusker, a former multiple Men’s Club scratch champion. An impressive pairing, Hank and Terry. The prize money came from the tournament entry fee. Second place went to Dave Gillett and Bill Brekhus, who pocketed $40 each. Sean, “The Meade Man,” “Meade,” unseated each other for third place and Jake Pardini went home with $30 each. Danny Barrett and Jimmy Corsar finished fourth and last, each putting a $20 bill in their wallets.

For the men, Bill Gibney landed his ball closest to the pin on hole number 11. For the women, Suzanne Kelley White won closest on the same hole. Both golfers received $25 each for this achievement. For the women, Gloria Van Tassel landed closest to the line on the eighth fairway; for the men, it was Jason Carmichael, who won $25 each. Rita Hanover had the lowest gross score for the women, while Will Jonson had a low gross score for the men. Each won $30 in this category. A gross score in golf is what you shot, not minus your handicap. Congratulations to all the winners and the 40 participants. It was said that a delicious barbecue followed the event.

Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a bad day golfing. Yes, all hands went up except those who don’t golf. We’ve all been there. A question that came up recently was how to keep the galloping mind from distracting a player from his game. In meditation, one is encouraged to focus on the sensation of the breath going in and out of the nostrils, which brings one more into the present and out of one’s thoughts. Another piece of advice is to take a few deep breaths before each shot and focus on the body sensations rather than getting lost in thoughts about the swing. I asked Bill Brekhus, who was sitting in the clubhouse last Sunday. Bill is a good golfer. He said, “Yes, it’s a challenge to be in the present on the course. When I walk up to my ball, I focus on where I want it to go on the next swing, not how I’m going to hit it.” Good advice, Bill, thanks.

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