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July 23: Wednesday Play Day
Twenty-one Graeagle Men’s Golf Association golfers competed in a Best Ball on Pars 3 and 5/Both Balls on Par 4s plus skins game on a beautiful sunny day in Graeagle. The results are as follows:
- First place: Nate Coats and Mike Irving, 102
- Second place: Paul Senft and John Capdeville, 112
- Third place, tie: Jeff McKenzie and Jack Gilbert, and Roger Ashby and John Jackson, both 118
- Penultimate: Jim Reynolds and John Mitchell
Ten individual skins were taken on the day:
- Nate Coats, with a 2 on the sixth hole, a 1 on the eighth hole, a 2 on the 10th hole, and a 2 on the 15th hole
- Lance Raglen, with a 2 on the third hole
- John Jackson, with a 3 on the fifth hole
- Jim Oster, with a 3 on the seventh hole
- Jack Gilbert, with a 2 on the 16th hole
- Bob Laxague, with a 2 on the 17th hole
- Tony Gonzales, with a 4 on the 18th hole
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July 25 and 26: Graeagle Invitational
The 2025 Graeagle Men’s Golf Association Graeagle Invitational took place July 25 and 26 at Graeagle Meadows Golf Course. The results follow.
Combo tees gross: Team Capdeville, 297
Combo tees net:
- First: Team Monaghan, 252
- Second: Team Miranda, 261
- Third: Team Pinson, 264, won tiebreaker
- Fourth: Team Judson, 264, lost tiebreaker
- Fifth: Team Eaton, 266
White tees gross: Team Jordan, 287
White tees net:
- First: Team Maniery, 256
- Second: Team Coats, 258
- Third: Team Humphreys, 260
- Fourth: Team Voorhees, 262
- Fifth: Team Appleby, 263
Combo tee winners:
- Closest to the hole on Day 1: Lance Raglen, 6.5 feet
- Most accurate drive: Tom Balestri, 26.5 inches
- Closest to the hole on Day 2: Jim Knego, 15 inches
- Longest drive: Will Hite
- Team par 3 contest: Team Oster
White tee winners:
- Closest to the hole on Day 1: Mark Yuill, 5.9 inches
- Most accurate drive, tied: Nate Coats and Phil Barton, 25 inches
- Closest to the hole on Day 2: Phil Barton, 6.6 feet
- Longest drive: Johnathon Maniery
- Team par 3, tied: Team Yuill and Team Maniery
“Thank you to all the players who took part in making this a very enjoyable and successful event,” say organizers. “Additional thanks to our invitational chairman, Nate Coats, who organized and oversaw this great event.”
July 30: Wednesday Playday
A best Ball Front 9/Both Balls Back 9 and skins game was completed by 24 Graeagle Men’s Golf Association golfers on July 30. The overcast but warm day produced the following winners:
- First place: Don Judson and Mike Irving, 104
- Second place: Ron Deicke and Mike Gunter, 105
- Third place: Jim Reynolds and Grant Mayfield, 106
- Fourth place: Lance Raglen and Dennis Flynn, 109; Travis Humphreys and Jim Oster, 109
Nine individual skins were taken by the following players:
- Mike Quesenberry, with a 2 on the first hole
- Grant Mayfield, with a 3 on the sixth hole
- Lance Raglen, with a 2 on the ninth hole
- Mike Simpson, with a 2 on the 15th hole
- Dennis Flynn, with a 4 on the 18th hole
- Mike Gunter, with a 4 on the fifth hole and a 2 on the 13th hole
- Ron Deicke, with a 1 on the eighth hole and a 3 on the 11th hole