2013 Men's Club Championship Results

No weather delays down her in Pinehurst for our Club Championship.  The guys were putting on some layers of sunscreen to keep off all the rays of sunshine coming down.  The Championship was stroke play over 36 holes with both Gross and Net champions crowned.  We had 20 players competing for the two coveted invitations to the Champions Dinner (net winner and gross winner).

Day one action started with threesomes going out starting at 9:40 and a little twist this year with all participants playing the same set of tees.  We did modify the locations a bit and the scores showed it on day one.  We only had one player with a sub par round.  William Rocchi was the day one Gross leader with a tidy little 71.  He had a two shot lead over Ken Bass and a three shot lead over former Champion Steve Dougherty.  In the net side of things the day one leader was Giff Fisher with a 71 but lots of people hot on his tail.

Day two had a real battle going with Rocchi and Dougherty making the turn all locked and Ken Bass lurking only one shot back.  With all three players making birdie on the 10th hole it looked to be quite the dog fight on the final nine holes.  Rocchi took a one shot lead over Dougherty and a two shot lead over Bass after the 13th.  That is where Ken stepped on the gas and ate up the final five holes playing them in two under par.    That was good enough for a two shot victory over day one leader and

2012 Champion William Rocchi.  Congratulations to Ken for his first National Golf Club Men's Club Championship.

The Net division we had a bit of the Roberto De Vicenzo event happen.  If you are not familiar with that  story it was when Mr. De Vicenzo signed for an incorrect score on his card at the 1968 Masters that resulted in him finishing one shot back instead of tied for the Championship.  Mr. Bernard who was awarded the Championship discovered that he had signed for an incorrect score on his Saturday round.  The difference in the two was that Mr. Bernard signed for a lower score not a higher one so the result was a disqualification penalty.  This resulted in the second place finisher Giff Fisher being awarded the Net Championship.  Giff put together two very nice rounds with a net 71 on day one and a net 70 on day two.  Congratulations to Giff for what is another in a long line of Championships he has won over his illustrious career.

Thanks to all of the players for making this a great tournament.  I really appreciate you taking the time to play in this event!

Best,

Dave

Steve Ahlfeld sends one to the 5th green on the final day.

Day One Leader and 2012 Champion William Rocchi hits one to about 10 feet on the 4th green.

2013 Champion Ken Bass attempts a birdie put on the difficult 4th.

Rocky from 10 ft again

Multi Year Champion Steve Dougherty vying for birdie on the fourth.

Ken Bass firing one down the line.

Another great shot from Doughety

2013 Net Champion Ed Bernard hits another one down the middle on the 5th

Peter Vanica with a nice balanced finish on his way to shooting a very impressive even par 72 on the final day.

William Rocchi putting on a clinic on how to hit it straight!

Club Champ Ken Bass tee's off the 1st hole.

Dave Dunn stares one down on the 6th as Jack Maisano looks on.

Alan Curtis showing good form on the 6th as Dave Harper tries to figure out his phone.

Dave Harper a.k.a. Moe Norman shows everyone how to get it done!

Rick Knight (spouse to 2013 Club Champion Tricia Knight) tries his best.

Jim Blank hits from his comfort zone right on to the green on the 5th hole.