City Championship brackets set at Shenandoah Golf Course
The brackets are set for the four city championship divisions after qualifying rounds were played on Sunday, June 28. The format will be 18-hole match play. Here are the opening round matches.
Scratch Division
Jay Soderberg vs. Michael Michaelson
Tom Foutch vs. JJ Martin
Andy Dinges vs. Mitch Annan
Ethan Laughlin vs. Scott Mann
Handicap Division
Trent Blackman vs. Cody Rice
David Hogue vs. Jamie Dinges
Britton Mahler vs. Andy Regan
Shane McHenry vs. Tim Blank
Senior Division
Tom Ross vs. Darin Pease
Todd Bonnes vs. Bill Ditmars
Joe Martin vs. Ed Bonefas
Bob Larson vs. Dennis Gates
Women's Division
Lori Carlson vs. Alaina Anderson/Ashlee Dinges winner
Sarah Pickens vs. Patsy Orr
The first Wednesday of the month men's stag was held on the evening of July 1. Sixty-nine golfers participated in nine holes of golf followed by a meal at the Elm Street Grill.
Bulldog Billy Horel recorded his fifth career hole-in-one on Tuesday, June 30 on the par three 8th hole at the SGC. Witnessing his feat were Dennis Grebert, Tim Roberts, and Bob Larson. Congratulations Bulldog!!!
Upcoming events at the SGC include: 1) Nishna Productions Golf Outing on Thursday afternoon, July 9. 2) Shenandoah Police Department event on Saturday afternoon, July 11.
Since the city of Shenandoah took over operation of the golf course in 2020, I've noticed an uptick in the number of junior golfers, lady golfers, and out of town golfers wanting to experience the playability of our 18-hole layout. Some of the increasing numbers are a result of the course now being a public course; but a majority of the rest can be attributed to the superb condition of our course. The bottom line in all of this, in a time of increasing competition for the entertainment dollar, the Shenandoah Golf Course is affordable, enjoyable, and most importantly FUN!
Be sure to stay in touch with what's happening at the Shenandoah Golf Course through our website www.shenandoahiowagolf.com and like us on Facebook as well.
This week's golf slang dictionary term is “Make Sure You Take into Account How Much the Grass has Grown Since You First Started Lining This Up.” And the definition is “Taking FOREVER To Read a Putt.”
This week's golf quote from famous people is compliments of PGA Tour pro Jordan Spieth. “Stay in the moment. Don't let your mind wander to your last shot or the next one.”
This week's “In Years Gone By” notable event is from almost 32 years ago on July 23, 1994. Dick Cuva had a hole-in-one on the par three 17th hole.
This week's attempt at golf humor – Bury me with pictures of my golf clubs when I die. That way, God will know I've already been through hell!
The answer to last week's trivia question – Who is the only SGC golfer to win both the Shenandoah Masters AND be part of the winning four-person team in the Nishna Productions tournament IN THE SAME YEAR (2012)? The correct answer is Greg Scott. This week's trivia question – Who were the men's city golf champions 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70 years ago? The answer to this week's trivia question will be in the next FTTG column.
